https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RANKED-CHOICE/zdpxqrolgvx/?utm_placement=newsletter
An alternate voting method that puts a premium on finding a majority and allows voters to rank all candidates, not just cast a single vote for their favorite.
By Travis Hartman and Tiana McGee
Published Oct. 24, 2024 09:00 AM EDT
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In the United States, when only two candidates are on a ballot, the results are normally quite clear — the winner has a majority, or over 50% of the vote. But when there are three or more contenders, the vote can easily split in a way that allows for someone with less than 50% of the vote to win. Which means a majority of the votes were for someone other than the winner.
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Alaska and Maine are currently the only two states that use this style of voting for federal elections, though Hawaii uses ranked choice voting for its special elections.
It is being used by over 50 cities in the United States and has been in place for over 100 years in Australia and Ireland.
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This seems to be a vast improvement over the current system. And it eliminates the “wasted vote” syndrome.
For example, here in New Jersey, voting for a third party candidate is a waste of time, attention, and effort. The D’s swamp everything. Without Ranked Choice Voting, voting for a Libertarian “wastes” a vote. With it, my vote eventually counts for something.
Think the powers that own this country will ever allow “We, The Sheeple” to express their preferences? I don’t think so. But I could be wrong.
Kudos to Reuters for a simple graphic explanation that even a fat old white guy injineer could understand.
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