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Push for ranked-choice voting is spreading across the U.S., despite bipartisan concerns
Just the News ^ | December 25, 2023 11:13pm | Natalia Mittelstadt

Posted on 12/25/2023 9:52:12 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Elected officials across the political spectrum and local Democratic and Republican parties are fighting against ranked-choice voting (RCV) as the election system will be considered by voters in multiple states next year. 

RCV is an election process being introduced in states across the country, but is facing pushback from both sides of the political aisle, including efforts to ban it. With RCV, if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, then a runoff system is triggered. When voters cast their ballots, they rank each candidate in order of first-to-last. 

If one candidate doesn't reach the 50% plus-one vote threshold, then the candidate with the least amount of first-choice votes is eliminated, then second-choice votes from those who voted for the last-place finisher are reallocated among the remaining candidates and tallied – in a process that continues until a candidate receives the majority of the vote. 

RCV proponents argue that the system results in representative outcomes and majority rule, incentivizes positive campaigning, allows for more voter choice, and saves money when replacing preliminaries or runoffs, according to pro-RCV organization FairVote.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bloggers; electionfraud; rcv; stopthesteal
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Ranked cheating.
1 posted on 12/25/2023 9:52:12 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

One party is strongly for it, the other party can’t figure out what to do or say.


2 posted on 12/25/2023 10:06:53 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

GEEZ US, RANKED CHOICE IS THE ...WORST...METHOD OF VOTING.

THE DEMONCRAPS HAVE FOUND A WAY TO ...STEEL ELECTIONS UNDER THE GUISE OF MORE CHOICE...

DO NOT FALL FOR THIS ABOMINATION. THIS IS THE WAY THE LEFT HAS STOLEN ELECTIONS...ESPECIALLY IN ALASKA.

When voting, chose the FIRST person you want...and let the rest of the nominees fend for themselves.


3 posted on 12/25/2023 10:18:39 PM PST by Maris Crane
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

According to “FairVote”... That tells me all I need to know. If they call themselves FairVote you can bet they are not all interested in voting being fair.


5 posted on 12/25/2023 10:24:03 PM PST by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

What the hell is wrong with the way we’ve been doing it for the past 234 years?


6 posted on 12/25/2023 10:33:41 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (They've begun dismantling Arlington Cemetery, next comes diggin up white solders and dumpin' 'em.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Absolutely the last nail in the Nation’s coffin...


7 posted on 12/25/2023 10:58:39 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
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What the hell is wrong with the way we’ve been doing it for the past 234 years?

Democrats don't always win.

8 posted on 12/25/2023 11:03:40 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Coming to NV soon. Unions pushing it.


9 posted on 12/25/2023 11:17:05 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Another dem party scheme to steal elections, over and over agian.


10 posted on 12/25/2023 11:37:01 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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bttt


11 posted on 12/25/2023 11:43:50 PM PST by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Never be slave in a new Socialist America.pz)
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To: Steely Tom
One party is strongly for it, the other party can’t figure out what to do or say.

The Democrats are eventually going to manipulate the elections in 25 blue states they control. So the Republicans will never be competitive again. They're working on converting 5 more red states. Then they'll have total control.

12 posted on 12/25/2023 11:52:34 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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This is how you know ranked voting is an out ant fraud:

......... according to pro-RCV organization FairVote, ranked voting
............”saves money” when replacing preliminaries or runoffs........


How many politician do you know with a goal of “saving money” ?


13 posted on 12/26/2023 12:04:27 AM PST by Liz (WRT govt: qualifications for wrecking crews are not as stringent as those for construction crews.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It’s an insane idea


14 posted on 12/26/2023 12:08:57 AM PST by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Just one of a number of reasons I continue to assert that there are no more political solutions.


15 posted on 12/26/2023 3:30:46 AM PST by MachIV
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It’s not just ranked cheating.

RCV is the excuse to RCV-enabled voting machines in states that still don’t have them.

Here’s a question: If NYC is so reliably lib, why does NYC now have RCV...?


16 posted on 12/26/2023 3:33:43 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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The UniParty solution to MAGA...


17 posted on 12/26/2023 5:19:00 AM PST by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

despite bipartisan “CONCERNS” its out right voter fraud and once again the GOP goes along


18 posted on 12/26/2023 5:19:08 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: MinorityRepublican
On that note, check out what else NYS passed this year...

Encourages student voter registration and pre-registration

It's a new requirement for school boards.

Blue state, my backside.

19 posted on 12/26/2023 5:23:07 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Absolutely stupid. My vote is my vote for the candidate of my choice. It’s not ever to be abrogated to some other candidate due to some stupid statistical rank.


20 posted on 12/26/2023 5:38:36 AM PST by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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