Show threadBlueDot3d ago

@QueenOfTheCroneAge

The fact that Republicans think ranked choice is a threat to their power, is a really strong endorsement of #RankedchoiceVoting. Maybe the strongest one.

getmisch5d ago
It was already near impossible to get fair access to primaries. Now both parties are changing to closed #primaries.
This is why I joined DSA (Democratic #Socialists of Amer), because we run on the Dem ticket.
There's no way in my lifetime the two party system will give up its control - we need #RankedChoiceVoting to make #Congress look more like #Parliament.
Exhaustive article, repeats #poll results saying ~76% of us prefer #compromise over #gridlock.
#DSA #DEM #GOP #USA
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/30/nx-s1-5839201/party-primaries-polarized-congress
william ⁂ maggosMay 30

With all this concern over #GrahamPlatner and Dems in #Maine, I got to wondering what's the point of #RankedChoiceVoting.

They have RCV but use it poorly. They should get rid of partisan primaries and just have an election where the top five vote getters advance to the general RCV election. Maybe one of them is GP but the Dem party wouldn't matter. And his presence wouldn't preclude somebody lots of Dems like.

Our civics sucks to a large degree cause our political system is broken. Media too.

Show threadMichaelMay 30
@cdarwin We'd love to be fed up with the establishment, but the way we vote prevents us from voting conscientiously. If only Gavin hadn't opposed Ranked Choice Voting so many years ago, we might have been able to make more strident declarations. As it is I have to look up polls for all the races (where they're available publicly, which isn't often down ballot) to figure out if I can take a chance and make a statement. Ranked Choice Voting (aka Instant Runoff Voting) allows voters to vote their conscience strategically. #RankedChoiceVoting #Elections #Democracy
David W. Keith [dwk]May 30
The money saved by #RankedChoiceVoting is substantial https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-may-rethink-voting-method-for-special-elections/
San Jose may rethink voting method for special elections - San José Spotlight

San Jose is taking another look at ranked choice voting after the City Council rejected a proposal to adopt the idea in city elections four years ago.

San José Spotlight
Michael McKeeMay 30

Rep. Jamie Raskin recently wrote an Op-Ed in The Guardian asking for RCV to be used for the 2028 Democratic primaries. I think it would be great if he helped push RCV and Approval right here in the state of Maryland, because for about a decade now, Palakovich-Carr and Kaufman's wonderful bill has been dying in committee.

I contacted the congressman about this and I hope it gets his attention.

#maryland #approvalVoting #rankedChoiceVoting #elections #USA #politics #jamieraskin #MGA #voting

Tadonic the FlautulentMay 28
Recording: Training on Ranked Choice Voting, courtesy of Free DC
https://freedcproject.org/news/recording-training-on-ranked-choice-voting
#RCV #IRV #RankedChoice #FreeDC #InstantRunoff #RankedChoiceVoting #InstantRunoffVoting #DC #WashingonDC #news #elections #voting #vote
Recording: Training on Ranked Choice Voting — Free DC

On May 27, we hosted a non-partisan training about how Ranked Choice Voting works and what to look for on your ballot this year. Watch the recording of the session here.

Free DC
Tadonic the FlautulentMay 28
The GUARDIAN: Opinion "As 2028 approaches, America needs ranked-choice voting more than ever" by Jamie Raskin
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/28/ranked-choice-voting-jamie-raskin
#RCV #IRV #RankedChoice #InstantRunoff #RankedChoiceVoting #InstantRunoffVoting #JamieRaskin #news #elections #voting #politics #UnitedStates #US
As 2028 approaches, America needs ranked-choice voting more than ever

We need rules for the Democratic primaries that will lift up the voices of talented Democrats

The Guardian
Show threadBlueDotMay 28

@Emerson61

When we have ranked choice voting, there will be room for minor parties. In the near term, we don't have ranked choice voting, and the Democratic Party is the only pro-democracy party that can win.

In a first-past-the-post electoral system, with fascists on the ballot, voting for a minor party is objectively pro-fascist.

#RankedChoiceVoting

Techdirt [Unofficial]May 27

The California Primary And The Frustrating Absence Of Ranked Choice Voting

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/27/the-california-primary-and-the-frustrating-absence-of-ranked-choice-voting/

The California Primary And The Frustrating Absence Of Ranked Choice Voting

Even if you don’t live in California you’ve probably heard about the California primary coming up on June 2 (although early voting has already begun). In particular, you’ve probably hea…

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