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Nonpartisan organization seeking better elections. We advance voting reforms that make democracy more functional and representative. Retweets ≠ endorsements
Silver Spring, Maryland
Joined March 2007
What do elected officials, business leaders, and artists across the political spectrum have in common?. They know it’s time to improve our elections with #RankedChoiceVoting.
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Former Sen. @JeffFlake shares how Alaska’s system of #RankedChoiceVoting and open primaries could help deliver a more functional Congress. Host: Is there a solution to all of this? . Flake: Some of the reforms like Alaska has done would help immensely.
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"People, it turned out, were so hungry for a more hopeful and collaborative form of politics." – @bradlander on his cross-endorsement with NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani.
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62% of Americans say they are dissatisfied with how our democracy is working, @pewresearch finds. Reforms like #RankedChoiceVoting and #ProportionalRepresentation give voters more power and incentivize good governance.
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“Americans want more choices and new voices. They want winners chosen by majorities, who are accountable to all of us. #RankedChoiceVoting is an important first step. What's happening right now in New York City is the proof.”.– @AndrewYang in @Newsweek
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#RankedChoiceVoting doesn't favor any ideology. As FairVote's @davedaley3 shared on @FastPoliticsPod with @MollyJongFast, it "elects the candidate with the broadest and widest support."
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#RankedChoiceVoting is used in the largest cities in seven states. It gives voters better choices and makes more votes count. Learn more in this short video 👇.
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After using #RankedChoiceVoting for the first time, 89% of Charlottesville, VA voters support using it in future elections. Wherever voters use RCV, they like it and want to keep using it!. Visit @RankedChoiceVA for full survey results.
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“Roughly three-fourths of voters said they wanted to keep or expand #RankedChoiceVoting.” . Susan Lerner of Common Cause/NY shares: “Candidates really embraced ranked choice this go-around and I think that’s just an indication that the system is maturing in New York City.”.
5 takeaways from New York City's second experience with ranked choice voting in a mayoral primary, with @JeffCMays:
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Lastly, a new exit poll finds that NYC voters still love ranking: 96% say it’s easy and 76% want to keep it or expand it to more elections. Learn more about New York’s RCV elections ⬇️.
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For the first time since 1989, over 1 million voters cast votes in the city’s Democratic primary for mayor. While RCV is just one factor in turnout, recent research has suggested that municipal elections w/ RCV see 17% higher turnout – with higher impact among young voters.
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Ranked choice voting makes more votes count. 152,883 more New Yorkers weighed in between the two finalists for mayor because RCV gave their vote more power. Without RCV, those voters would have missed out on choosing between Mamdani and Cuomo.
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Big day for #RankedChoiceVoting in New York City: @BOENYC released preliminary RCV results, and we have a new exit poll from @surveyusa. The takeaway? RCV is working and voters like it!. A few highlights and link to full analysis below 🧵.
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95% of voters weighed in between Cuomo and Mamdani with #RankedChoiceVoting. 152k voters who ranked another candidate first had greater voice with RCV.
🚨NYC Mayoral Election Results with ranked-choice voting tabulation . Mamdani 56.Cuomo 44
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✅81% say they understand RCV extremely or very well.✅82% say they ranked 2+ candidates for mayor.✅58% say ranking allowed them to vote their values.
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NEW @SurveyUSA poll from New York City:. ✅96% of NYC voters say #RankedChoiceVoting is simple.✅76% want to keep or expand RCV. More results & link to full analysis in thread ⬇️.
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“You don't want to alienate other people's supporters because you want them to rank you second or third or fourth. So it wasn't just bomb throwing.” – @chrislhayes on #RankedChoiceVoting’s impact in NYC. Listen at 52:30
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Tomorrow, NYC will release its #RankedChoiceVoting results. The city uses “batch elimination” to run its RCV tabulations – a simple process that does not affect the outcomes at all. Learn more ⬇️
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#RankedChoiceVoting allows more candidates to run for office and share their ideas. No voice should be silenced 🤐 for fear of "spoiling" a race.
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More women and #BIPOC candidates are running for office than ever before. Reforms like #RankedChoiceVoting allow candidates to throw their hat in the ring without splitting the vote or being told to “wait their turn.”
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