This article by Matthew Oberstaedt is published by FairVote. Here is an excerpt:
On January 23, 2022, Americans in every region of the country celebrated Ranked Choice Voting Day (Get it? It’s 1/23). They mobilized to increase awareness of ranked choice voting (RCV), a simple yet impactful upgrade to our elections that allows voters to pick their true favorite candidates rather than vote ‘strategically,’ which incentivizes candidates to reach out to more people on the campaign trail.
By all accounts, the day was a striking success. Dozens of events were held, from ‘Rank My Beer’ elections in Colorado and Delaware, to a Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ by the California RCV Coalition. These new, innovative ways to spread the word about better elections will carry on well past RCV Day.
Read the full article here. Also see related Democracy Chronicles articles like those on Voting Methods, Direct Democracy, and definitely checkout our main Voting Methods section.
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