John E. Palmer - Democracy Reform Advocate
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The two-party system is failing us. We must move beyond it with reforms such as #RankedChoiceVoting, #FinalFiveVoting, and #ProportionalRepresentation.
Thoughtful piece on #RankedChoiceVoting. Voters in Florida may yet have their way and get this popular reform enacted.
Ranked Choice Voting is Necessary to Save Democracy thebradentontimes.com/stories/rank...
Ranked Choice Voting is Necessary to Save Democracy thebradentontimes.com/stories/rank...
Ranked Choice Voting is Necessary to Save Democracy - The Bradenton Times
Despite its broad, bi-partisan popularity, both the Democratic and Republican parties have fought tooth and nail to prevent municipalities from implementing ranked-choice voting. However, in …
thebradentontimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Thoughtful piece on #RankedChoiceVoting. Voters in Florida may yet have their way and get this popular reform enacted.
Ranked Choice Voting is Necessary to Save Democracy thebradentontimes.com/stories/rank...
Ranked Choice Voting is Necessary to Save Democracy thebradentontimes.com/stories/rank...
"...the commission voted 11-4 to include a presentation on #RankedChoiceVoting and other election topics, with insights from the county auditor at its next meeting on January 27, 2025."
Representation Debates Heat Up at Whatcom Charter Commission Meeting
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Representation Debates Heat Up at Whatcom Charter Commission Meeting
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Representation Debates Heat Up at Whatcom Charter Commission Meeting
A contentious meeting of the Whatcom County Charter Commission stretched over two hours, revealing deep divisions on how to modernize county governance. The discussions highlighted fundamental questio...
bellinghammetronews.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"...the commission voted 11-4 to include a presentation on #RankedChoiceVoting and other election topics, with insights from the county auditor at its next meeting on January 27, 2025."
Representation Debates Heat Up at Whatcom Charter Commission Meeting
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Representation Debates Heat Up at Whatcom Charter Commission Meeting
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How to Fix America’s Two-Party Problem
#ProportionalRepresentation @prorepcoalition.bsky.social
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#ProportionalRepresentation @prorepcoalition.bsky.social
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Opinion | How to Fix America’s Two-Party Problem (Gift Article)
Proportional representation could help restore American democracy.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
How to Fix America’s Two-Party Problem
#ProportionalRepresentation @prorepcoalition.bsky.social
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#ProportionalRepresentation @prorepcoalition.bsky.social
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
American leaders take note!! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
"During his press conference Monday, Trudeau said he has one regret going into the upcoming election: that he did not change the electoral system to #RankedChoiceVoting, which he pledged to do and believes would reduce political division."
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"During his press conference Monday, Trudeau said he has one regret going into the upcoming election: that he did not change the electoral system to #RankedChoiceVoting, which he pledged to do and believes would reduce political division."
time.com/7205012/just...
What to Know About Trudeau’s Resignation
Trudeau’s resignation comes before a federal parliamentary election that must happen by October 2025.
time.com
January 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
American leaders take note!! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
"During his press conference Monday, Trudeau said he has one regret going into the upcoming election: that he did not change the electoral system to #RankedChoiceVoting, which he pledged to do and believes would reduce political division."
time.com/7205012/just...
"During his press conference Monday, Trudeau said he has one regret going into the upcoming election: that he did not change the electoral system to #RankedChoiceVoting, which he pledged to do and believes would reduce political division."
time.com/7205012/just...
A well-written summary on the benefits of #RankedChoiceVoting. Great to see the enthusiasm in North Carolina!
Ranked Choice Voting would be good for North Carolina ncnewsline.com/2025/01/02/r...
Ranked Choice Voting would be good for North Carolina ncnewsline.com/2025/01/02/r...
Ranked Choice Voting would be good for North Carolina • NC Newsline
a commentary extols the virtues of Ranked Choice Voting and why North Carolina should adopt it as a system for deciding elections
ncnewsline.com
January 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A well-written summary on the benefits of #RankedChoiceVoting. Great to see the enthusiasm in North Carolina!
Ranked Choice Voting would be good for North Carolina ncnewsline.com/2025/01/02/r...
Ranked Choice Voting would be good for North Carolina ncnewsline.com/2025/01/02/r...
HUGE!!👇👇
Virginia Republican embraces #RankedChoiceVoting:
"Nationally, the absence of RCV likely cost Republicans [six congressional seats] in 2024, with third-party spoilers exceeding razor-thin margins of defeat in Nevada, Wisconsin and Michigan."
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Virginia Republican embraces #RankedChoiceVoting:
"Nationally, the absence of RCV likely cost Republicans [six congressional seats] in 2024, with third-party spoilers exceeding razor-thin margins of defeat in Nevada, Wisconsin and Michigan."
cardinalnews.org/2024/12/17/w...
Winning is the only thing: Ranked choice voting works for conservatives when they use it
Ranking choices reduces negative campaigning, eliminates spoiler effects, saves taxpayer money by avoiding runoffs, and helps nominate candidates who win general elections.
cardinalnews.org
January 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
HUGE!!👇👇
Virginia Republican embraces #RankedChoiceVoting:
"Nationally, the absence of RCV likely cost Republicans [six congressional seats] in 2024, with third-party spoilers exceeding razor-thin margins of defeat in Nevada, Wisconsin and Michigan."
cardinalnews.org/2024/12/17/w...
Virginia Republican embraces #RankedChoiceVoting:
"Nationally, the absence of RCV likely cost Republicans [six congressional seats] in 2024, with third-party spoilers exceeding razor-thin margins of defeat in Nevada, Wisconsin and Michigan."
cardinalnews.org/2024/12/17/w...
Reposted by John E. Palmer - Democracy Reform Advocate
Following voters' rejection of Measure 2 last month, Alaska will remain one of only two states with ranked-choice voting, alongside Maine. It will be the only state with an open primary system, since Maine still uses partisan primaries.
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Powered by Native Voters, Ranked-Choice Voting and Open Primaries Survive in Alaska
Alaska’s predominantly Native regions delivered huge margins against repealing the state’s new elections system, despite facing continued logistical challenges to voting.
boltsmag.org
December 10, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Following voters' rejection of Measure 2 last month, Alaska will remain one of only two states with ranked-choice voting, alongside Maine. It will be the only state with an open primary system, since Maine still uses partisan primaries.
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This is a HUGE victory for reform of a broken system.
I expect Alaska will continue to elect less-extreme lawmakers, just as we've seen there since Alaskans chose #FinalFourVoting in 2020.
The recount is over. Alaska will keep #RankedChoiceVoting. alaskapublic.org/2024/12/09/t...
I expect Alaska will continue to elect less-extreme lawmakers, just as we've seen there since Alaskans chose #FinalFourVoting in 2020.
The recount is over. Alaska will keep #RankedChoiceVoting. alaskapublic.org/2024/12/09/t...
The recount is over. Alaska will keep ranked choice voting.
Election officials wrapped up the recount Monday. The ballot measure to repeal ranked choice voting and open primaries failed by 743 votes.
alaskapublic.org
December 10, 2024 at 5:40 PM
This is a HUGE victory for reform of a broken system.
I expect Alaska will continue to elect less-extreme lawmakers, just as we've seen there since Alaskans chose #FinalFourVoting in 2020.
The recount is over. Alaska will keep #RankedChoiceVoting. alaskapublic.org/2024/12/09/t...
I expect Alaska will continue to elect less-extreme lawmakers, just as we've seen there since Alaskans chose #FinalFourVoting in 2020.
The recount is over. Alaska will keep #RankedChoiceVoting. alaskapublic.org/2024/12/09/t...
92% turnout decline in Georgia runoff shows need for #RankedChoiceVoting
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92% turnout decline in Georgia runoff shows need for ranked choice voting - FairVote
This week's runoff elections in Georgia saw turnout decline by 92% from the general election. Ranked choice voting is a better way to vote.
fairvote.org
December 6, 2024 at 5:11 PM
92% turnout decline in Georgia runoff shows need for #RankedChoiceVoting
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Thoughtful piece by @sightline.org's Alan Durning.
Election Reform Measures Lost; Election Reform Didn’t
What to learn—and what to leave behind—from the 2024 ballot measure losses in Cascadia.
www.sightline.org/2024/11/26/e...
Election Reform Measures Lost; Election Reform Didn’t
What to learn—and what to leave behind—from the 2024 ballot measure losses in Cascadia.
www.sightline.org/2024/11/26/e...
Election Reform Measures Lost; Election Reform Didn’t | Sightline Institute
Sooner or later, bad things happen to everyone. That’s inevitable. The problem is that people often learn the wrong lessons from their misfortunes. Across Cascadia and beyond, proponents of unified p...
www.sightline.org
December 1, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Thoughtful piece by @sightline.org's Alan Durning.
Election Reform Measures Lost; Election Reform Didn’t
What to learn—and what to leave behind—from the 2024 ballot measure losses in Cascadia.
www.sightline.org/2024/11/26/e...
Election Reform Measures Lost; Election Reform Didn’t
What to learn—and what to leave behind—from the 2024 ballot measure losses in Cascadia.
www.sightline.org/2024/11/26/e...
In this piece, Jeff Coughlin (@jeffcoughlin.bsky.social?) introduces using #RankedChoiceVoting when advancing the top vote-getters in Washington state's top-two system. I like it.
Adopting ranked-choice voting in Washington would mean better politics
www.kitsapsun.com/story/opinio...
Adopting ranked-choice voting in Washington would mean better politics
www.kitsapsun.com/story/opinio...
Adopting ranked-choice voting in Washington would mean better politics | Opinion
Political preferences in a community are often rejected by the design of our state's current primary.
www.kitsapsun.com
December 1, 2024 at 4:38 PM
In this piece, Jeff Coughlin (@jeffcoughlin.bsky.social?) introduces using #RankedChoiceVoting when advancing the top vote-getters in Washington state's top-two system. I like it.
Adopting ranked-choice voting in Washington would mean better politics
www.kitsapsun.com/story/opinio...
Adopting ranked-choice voting in Washington would mean better politics
www.kitsapsun.com/story/opinio...
Reposted by John E. Palmer - Democracy Reform Advocate
The @washingtonpost.com gets this right. The setbacks in some state referenda were unfortunate, but people who try #RankedChoiceVoting like it and want to keep it. It doesn’t favor either party over the other. It doesn’t fix every problem either, but it makes politics better.
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Opinion | Ranked-choice voting continues to work in Alaska. It would everywhere else, too.
Alaskans saved ranked-choice voting on the same day they elected a conservative to Congress.
wapo.st
November 27, 2024 at 3:26 AM
The @washingtonpost.com gets this right. The setbacks in some state referenda were unfortunate, but people who try #RankedChoiceVoting like it and want to keep it. It doesn’t favor either party over the other. It doesn’t fix every problem either, but it makes politics better.
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Reposted by John E. Palmer - Democracy Reform Advocate
Some Republicans are accusing Libertarian Tom Pruss of “spoiling” the close race in Ohio’s 9th District. But there’s a simple solution: #InstantRunoffs with #RankedChoiceVoting would allow Ohioans to vote their conscience without fear of spoilers. rtvo.org/action
November 26, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Some Republicans are accusing Libertarian Tom Pruss of “spoiling” the close race in Ohio’s 9th District. But there’s a simple solution: #InstantRunoffs with #RankedChoiceVoting would allow Ohioans to vote their conscience without fear of spoilers. rtvo.org/action
At this point, I'm just glad the conversation about #ProportionalRepresentation is happening. The current system is broken; let's at least start looking at the alternatives.
“Skepticism About Proportional Representation for Congress” electionlawblog.org?p=147474
“Skepticism About Proportional Representation for Congress” electionlawblog.org?p=147474
"Skepticism About Proportional Representation for Congress" #ELB
The published version of this article is now available, as part of a political reform symposium published at the Univ. of Illinois Law Review. Here’s the abstract: In recent years political reform adv...
electionlawblog.org
November 25, 2024 at 5:50 PM
At this point, I'm just glad the conversation about #ProportionalRepresentation is happening. The current system is broken; let's at least start looking at the alternatives.
“Skepticism About Proportional Representation for Congress” electionlawblog.org?p=147474
“Skepticism About Proportional Representation for Congress” electionlawblog.org?p=147474
The movement of which I'm a part is licking its wounds after losing many state initiatives.
These are excellent reforms, but the foundational support hadn't been built.
Alaska and Maine remain excellent test cases of these reforms. #OpenPrimaries #RankedChoiceVoting
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These are excellent reforms, but the foundational support hadn't been built.
Alaska and Maine remain excellent test cases of these reforms. #OpenPrimaries #RankedChoiceVoting
foxillinois.com/news/nation-...
Voters rejected historic election reforms across the US, despite more than $100M push
Two weeks before Election Day, activists from across the country gathered for an online rally heralding the historic number of state ballot initiatives.
foxillinois.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:25 PM
The movement of which I'm a part is licking its wounds after losing many state initiatives.
These are excellent reforms, but the foundational support hadn't been built.
Alaska and Maine remain excellent test cases of these reforms. #OpenPrimaries #RankedChoiceVoting
foxillinois.com/news/nation-...
These are excellent reforms, but the foundational support hadn't been built.
Alaska and Maine remain excellent test cases of these reforms. #OpenPrimaries #RankedChoiceVoting
foxillinois.com/news/nation-...
Very impressive list of problems and proposed solutions by Ismar Volić. Worth read.
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Americans agree politics is broken − here are 5 ideas for fixing key problems
Surveys show Americans do not believe the political system is serving them. A mathematician of democracy highlights evidence-based changes that could improve matters without tearing the nation apart.
theconversation.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Very impressive list of problems and proposed solutions by Ismar Volić. Worth read.
theconversation.com/americans-ag...
theconversation.com/americans-ag...
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November 22, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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Alaska keeps its nonpartisan "Final Four" voting system with #RankedChoiceVoting.
@fairvote CEO Meredith Sumpter: "We always knew this would be a close vote...but the takeaway is clear. For the second time in four years, Alaska voters have voted for better elections."
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@fairvote CEO Meredith Sumpter: "We always knew this would be a close vote...but the takeaway is clear. For the second time in four years, Alaska voters have voted for better elections."
www.yahoo.com/news/alaska-...
Alaska Keeps Ranked Choice Voting by Razor-Thin Margin (opinion)
With 50.1 percent of the final tally, Alaskans voted to preserve a system that allows voters more choice in how they vote, and who they vote for.
www.yahoo.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Alaska keeps its nonpartisan "Final Four" voting system with #RankedChoiceVoting.
@fairvote CEO Meredith Sumpter: "We always knew this would be a close vote...but the takeaway is clear. For the second time in four years, Alaska voters have voted for better elections."
www.yahoo.com/news/alaska-...
@fairvote CEO Meredith Sumpter: "We always knew this would be a close vote...but the takeaway is clear. For the second time in four years, Alaska voters have voted for better elections."
www.yahoo.com/news/alaska-...
Reposted by John E. Palmer - Democracy Reform Advocate
Alaska's vote to keep #RankedChoiceVoting shows what we already know from cities with #RCV: Voters who try #InstantRunoffs like having more choice and more voice!
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November 21, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Alaska's vote to keep #RankedChoiceVoting shows what we already know from cities with #RCV: Voters who try #InstantRunoffs like having more choice and more voice!
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HUGE!! 👇👇
Alaska has voted to keep its new "Final Four" nonpartisan voting system.
All candidates run on the same ballot, with the top four vote-getters advancing to November. #RankedChoiceVoting and instant runoffs determines a winner with majority support.
alaskabeacon.com/2024/11/20/a...
Alaska has voted to keep its new "Final Four" nonpartisan voting system.
All candidates run on the same ballot, with the top four vote-getters advancing to November. #RankedChoiceVoting and instant runoffs determines a winner with majority support.
alaskabeacon.com/2024/11/20/a...
Alaska chooses to keep ranked choice voting, Begich defeats Peltola, unofficial results show • Alaska Beacon
The Division of Elections completed the ranked choice results for all nine races in which no one received most first-preference ballots.
alaskabeacon.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM
HUGE!! 👇👇
Alaska has voted to keep its new "Final Four" nonpartisan voting system.
All candidates run on the same ballot, with the top four vote-getters advancing to November. #RankedChoiceVoting and instant runoffs determines a winner with majority support.
alaskabeacon.com/2024/11/20/a...
Alaska has voted to keep its new "Final Four" nonpartisan voting system.
All candidates run on the same ballot, with the top four vote-getters advancing to November. #RankedChoiceVoting and instant runoffs determines a winner with majority support.
alaskabeacon.com/2024/11/20/a...
MUST READ!! 👇👇
Big thanks to @fairvote.bsky.social for pointing out the less-than-majority outcomes in the 2024 election. #RankedChoiceVoting would ensure majority support and remove the spoiler possibility.
fairvote.org/plurality-wi...
Big thanks to @fairvote.bsky.social for pointing out the less-than-majority outcomes in the 2024 election. #RankedChoiceVoting would ensure majority support and remove the spoiler possibility.
fairvote.org/plurality-wi...
Plurality wins in the 2024 general election - FairVote
In the 2024 general election, eight U.S. House and Senate candidates had "plurality wins" - wins without majority support from voters.
fairvote.org
November 21, 2024 at 1:05 AM
MUST READ!! 👇👇
Big thanks to @fairvote.bsky.social for pointing out the less-than-majority outcomes in the 2024 election. #RankedChoiceVoting would ensure majority support and remove the spoiler possibility.
fairvote.org/plurality-wi...
Big thanks to @fairvote.bsky.social for pointing out the less-than-majority outcomes in the 2024 election. #RankedChoiceVoting would ensure majority support and remove the spoiler possibility.
fairvote.org/plurality-wi...