Why Ranked Choice Voting / Instant Runoff Voting?
What's the big deal? Ranked Choice Voting, also known as Instant Runoff Voting, promotes healthier competition, fair elections, and more positive campaigns while also saving money by eliminating the need for runoff elections.
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Greater ChoiceRanked Choice Voting opens the way for more candidates to run in general elections, increasing competition |
Stronger VoiceDemocracy is strongest when more voices are heard. Ranked Choice Voting improves voter turnout by restoring faith that our votes matter |
Saves MoneyBy eliminating the need for separate runoff elections, Ranked Choice Voting saves time, money, and energy |
More Issues, Less NegativeCandidates are more likely to run civil campaigns when second and third choice votes are at stake |
Who uses it today? We're not the only ones who think Instant Runoff Voting / Ranked Choice Voting is the way to go.
Countries around the world, the State of Maine, New York City, and multiple other U.S. cities in Utah, New Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Maryland, Massachusetts, Colorado, and California all use Ranked Choice Voting. To learn more, visit Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center and FairVote.org.
In Texas, multiple universities and organizations use Ranked Choice Voting today.
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Texas Universities and Colleges160,000+ students and university faculty members across Texas each year use it to select student government and faculty council representatives |
Texas Political OrganizationsTexas State Democratic Party now allows districts to choose to use instant runoff voting for the selection of party officers and delegates |
What is it? How exactly does it work?
We created a guide to explain the mechanics of instant runoff voting (a.k.a. ranked choice voting) as well as collected useful videos. Our favorite video is this one by FairVote.org.
Download and share a brief description of what RCV is, its benefits, and how you can help bring RCV to Texas
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