An online resource for Utahns interested in promoting & implementing electoral methods that are more competitive & representative at all gov't levels. #utpol
Good example of an #RCV election in which a candidate led in first-choice votes, but failed to consolidate broader support, and subsequent rounds saw other candidates’ voters coalesce around the eventual winner.
#RankedChoiceVoting
The Utah Democratic Party used ranked choice voting to determine which candidates would receive its party's convention nomination.
Results at:
Online Voting Tool & Election Systems | ElectionBuddy
#RankedChoiceVoting#RCV
Did you know the winners of the #NFLHonors are chosen w/ a form of ranked choice voting?
That includes:
🏈MVP
🏈Off./Def. Player of the Year
🏈Off./Def. Rookie of the Year
See how the @NFL and other sports leagues use #RankedChoiceVoting⬇️
https://t.co/XQrgTddtbm
The FairVoteUtah Plan empowers Utah voters to "district" ourselves by replacing unrepresentative, single choice elections with the electoral method used by most of the world's democratic republics.
https://t.co/2dsKwpC4uG
#ProportionalRankedChoiceVoting#ProportionalRCV#utpol
📍 Utah voters reject the system which allows the legislature to draw its own district maps:
✅ Approve: 32%
❌ Disapprove: 51%
🔴 Republicans: +15%
🔵 Democrats: -75%
🟡 Independents: -49%
🔗 Explore the full poll results here:
https://t.co/dNURxIkUvz
On this 1/23, celebrate #RankedChoiceVotingDay! RCV replaces multiple "single choice" elections with one empowering you to more fully express your electoral preferences. Tell a friend how RCV saves campaigns, voters and taxpayers🕰️and💰.
https://t.co/GYcKwVK1hY
#RCVDay#utpol
“I want to see the end of party choke-holds on elections in the form of primaries,” wrote Mary in La Sal. “I want to see ranked preferential voting that includes all candidates."
#ProportionalRankedChoiceVoting#ProportionalRCV
https://t.co/80w2L7RppC
Excerpt: "The report’s authors argue that the “winner-take-all” system used in most U.S. elections—where only the top vote-getter earns a seat—contributes to polarization, disengagement, and a lack of meaningful competition. (1/4)
#utpol@americanacad
Excerpt: "By contrast, proportional systems allow more voters to see their preferences reflected in Congress, can reduce partisan divides, and virtually eliminate gerrymandering." (2/4)
#ProportionalRepresentation