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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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"Representation might be strengthened w/ proportional representation, through which seats are allocated according to vote share in each district rather than on a winner-take-all basis."
– @BrennanCenter on reforms to "unstick" Congress
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"Mainers should pat themselves on the back for adopting ranked choice voting.
Otherwise, the Democratic nominees for governor and the 2nd congressional district would each have won w/ less than a third of the vote."
– @SteveCollinsSJ of @PressHerald
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Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton have advanced to the general election for California governor.
But this comes after months of fear from both parties that they could be “locked out” of the general.
That concern would be eliminated w/ ranked choice voting.
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If too many candidates of the same party run in California's top-two primary, they may split the vote and cause two members of the other party to advance.
With #RankedChoiceVoting, parties aren't penalized when more candidates run.
Learn more ⬇️
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When former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ended his independent campaign for Michigan governor, he cited a desire not to be a "spoiler."
That's a common concern in choose-one elections.
With ranked choice voting, independents can run without that risk – giving voters more choices.
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The number of Americans who identify as independent has reached a record-high of 45%. But the share of independent elected officials hasn’t followed suit.
Learn why our choose-one elections are the problem, and how #RankedChoiceVoting can fix it.
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Mainers shared their thoughts on ranked choice voting as they went to the polls on Tuesday.
#RankedChoiceVoting “gives power to the people.” @LWVME
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"A decade ago, ranked choice voting was one of the most fiercely contested reforms in Maine politics.
Now, RCV has become so accepted that candidates from both parties openly encourage voters to rank their rivals."
– @davedaley3 in @Salon
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The way to end the gerrymandering wars is to "give up our fixation on single-member districts and winner-takes-all elections, and use proportional representation."
– @SteveMulroy901, district attorney of Memphis & Shelby County, TN on #ProportionalRepresentation
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To permanently end redistricting wars, reconsider districts altogether tinyurl.com/59daj3rz
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Yesterday, Maine voters went to the polls for ranked choice primaries for Gov & Congress.
Candidates embraced ranked choice voting like never before, & overall voter turnout rose at least 39% vs. 2018.
With no candidate winning a majority of votes in many primaries, RCV is key.
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Check out our full analysis of the results from Maine’s primaries, and learn about the candidates’ paths to victory w/ #RankedChoiceVoting ⬇️
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This week, early voting began for Washington, DC’s June 16 primary – the first DC election to use ranked choice voting.
@RanktheDistrict got voters ready to rank at an event feat. @LisaDTRice, @CMCHenderson, @Fwd_Party, @LWVDC, Opportunity DC, & @gwul365. #RankedChoiceVoting
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In choose-one elections, candidates can win with just a small % of the vote. And voters have to worry whether their vote will be “wasted” on a candidate who can’t win.
But Mainers don’t have that problem.
That’s the power of ranked choice voting.
In yesterday’s Dem primaries for Maine gov & CD-2, no candidate has more than 32% of first-choice support.
But with ranked choice voting, voters will still get a majority winner. Without an extra runoff.
This is how ranked choice voting delivers in Maine.
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Which candidates were Maine voters likely to rank as their backup choices? Ranked choice polling offers valuable insights.
Check out our #RankedChoiceVoting poll of the ME primaries – including who voters were likely to rank in their top 3 choices ⬇️
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Nationwide, most cities that use ranked choice voting release results on election night or the next day.
When San Francisco held RCV elections last week, they released round-by-round results on election night.
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Results for D.C.’s first ranked-choice election could take days, potentially opening the city up to renewed Republican criticism.
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"I think the important thing is for us to get it right and be accurate, so my request to voters is to be patient."
– @CMCHenderson
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Learn more about how cities and states report #RankedChoiceVoting election results ⬇️
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The 2026 primaries are underway, and the data on women candidates matters. Join @repwomen on Wed., June 10, from 7-8 PM ET, for a live webinar on the primary problem, what it means for women's representation, and what advocates on the ground are doing. 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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