#instantrunoffvoting — Public Fediverse posts
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I love this idea of natural comparisons between #ProportionalRepresentation and non-PR countries around the world, noting that it's almost like having a scientific control group:
* Ireland (proportional representation) vs UK (majoritarian)
* Germany (PR) vs France (majoritarian)
* New Zealand (PR) vs Australia (majoritarian, despite using Instant Runoff Voting)#ElectoralReform #FairVote #FairVoteCanada #canada #InstantRunoffVoting #RankedChoiceVoting
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IF NOTHING ELSE, the renewed #Platner controversy shines a huge spotlight on the NEED/BENEFITS of #RankedChoiceVoting / #InstantRunoffVoting. 🤔 #RCV #IRV
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Recording: Training on Ranked Choice Voting, courtesy of Free DC
https://freedcproject.org/news/recording-training-on-ranked-choice-voting
#RCV #IRV #RankedChoice #FreeDC #InstantRunoff #RankedChoiceVoting #InstantRunoffVoting #DC #WashingonDC #news #elections #voting #vote -
The GUARDIAN: Opinion "As 2028 approaches, America needs ranked-choice voting more than ever" by Jamie Raskin
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/28/ranked-choice-voting-jamie-raskin
#RCV #IRV #RankedChoice #InstantRunoff #RankedChoiceVoting #InstantRunoffVoting #JamieRaskin #news #elections #voting #politics #UnitedStates #US -
@benroyce @imanormalperson @GoSeiGer @randahl
Also, lobby for Ranked Choice Voting / Instant Runoff Voting (RCV / IRV), and educate folks regarding how it works!It has the potential to break the two-party stranglehold, thus forcing politicians of all stripes to listen more carefully to voters and work harder at serving the public, rather than simply trying to be the lesser of two evils.
#RCV #IRV #RankedChoiceVoting #InstantRunoffVoting #InstantRunoff #RankedChoice
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April 26, 2026: Free DC Activist Street Fair, Takoma Park, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
https://social.trom.tf/display/dbc8dc44-1169-e8c8-143b-969232580014
#WashingtonDC #DC #activists #music #art #information #RankedChoiceVoting #RankedChoice #RCV #InstantRunoffVoting #InstantRunoff #IRV #protest #resistance #news #event -
02/09 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Ranked Choice Voting Educational Session
Busboys & Poets - 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020
https://actionnetwork.org/events/february-meeting-ranked-choice-voting-educational-session
#DC #WashingtonDC #RankedChoiceVoting #InstantRunoffVoting #RankedChoice #InstantRunoff #IRV #RCV #event #education -
A primer on Instant Runoff Voting / Ranked Choice Voting in Washington DC for the 2026 elections.
https://51st.news/dc-ranked-choice-voting-2026/
#RankedChoiceVoting #InstantRunoffVoting #RCV #IRV #WashingtonDC #DC #2026 #education #primer #elections #voting #vote -
Hi, I'm Evan (he/any).
TLDR: I'm a privileged white hetero-cis-male politically #left #TriratnaBuddhist #SoftwareEngineer (#IHelpPeopleGetJobs) currently in #Seattle but planning to move to #AotearoaNZ or #Australia as so as we can manage it with my wife & 3 kids
I'm politically #left (at least in United States terms). I'm a #voting nerd in that I have a favorite voting-related textbook (Collective Decisions and Voting by Nicolaus Tideman).
I think we could mostly solve #gerrymandering by making larger districts with ~5 representatives instead of just 1 and then using #SingleTransferableVote. That would strike a nice balance between local & proportional representation. For single-person positions, like presidents/governors/mayors, STV becomes #RankedChoiceVoting (aka #InstantRunoffVoting aka #AlternativeVote) which eliminates the spoiler effect and leads to more civil campaigns.
Plus, #RankedChoiceVoting eliminates the need for primaries and runoffs, which can lead to significant cost reductions.
I'm training for ordination with the #TriratnaBuddhist Order (#dhamma, #dharma, #Buddhism) and have been for many years. It's a long process, especially with other things going on. I've done some kind of #meditation (mostly #anapanasati) every day for over 3 years and more sporadically since 2006.
That said, I do take issue with some of the things the founder (Sangharakshita) did, and I'm concerned with a recent rise in sort of guru worship around. I can have gratitude for his explanation of the dharma, try to sort out the idiosyncratic bits, and still view him as a deeply flawed human being.
I write #software for http://indeed.com (job search site) (previously employed by Amazon). I've written a lot of #database-backed #webservices in #Java, but in the last few years, I've been working on #microfrontend platforms in #JavaScript & #TypeScript, primarily supporting #React. I have more knowledge about #Webpack #ModuleFederation than anyone should be cursed with. I'd love to try #SolidJS, #RustLang seems really cool, and I'm excited about the future of #WebAssembly.
My wife & I have fantasized about moving to #AotearoaNZ or #Australia since well before the pandemic, and now we're actively trying make it happen. Since we're both in high-demand professions (she's a nurse), I think it should go reasonably smoothly 🤞. Feel free to get in touch with job opportunities that offer visa sponsorship, suggestions for #kiwiana or Australian culture that will help us adapt, reasons that your city is the best, etc. I always blow on the pie when I wear my jandals to the dairy. If we ship things over, I can only hope that the front doesn't fall off the boat. I hear that only rarely happens.
My daughter Juniper was born at the beginning of 2020, so her experience of life and my experience of parenthood are both tightly linked to the pandemic. On the upside, I get to work remotely, which means I get more time with her. She's a lot of fun (and of course a lot of work).
Then, we had our twins Heath & Magnolia (Noli) in September 2023, and our lives got even more hectic and full of love.
Juniper goes to a Waldorf school, and I wish I could go, too, but I think the adult version of Waldorf school might just be therapy. -
So much for the will of the people: From Washington City Paper Answers 2025 issue:
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/759068/answers-issue-2025-dc/
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@DemocracyMattersALot
Sigh. True, but no one would have to worry about "#ProtestVotes" or #Spoilers if we just instituted nationwide #InstantRunoffVoting. 😞No more spoilers.
No more costly endless primaries.
No more Two-Party system.
Greatly mitigates the influence of big money.(#4 is the reason we don't have it.)
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Vote "Yes"! Ranked Choice Voting Initiative 83 explained.
https://51st.news/ranked-choice-voting-explained-initaitive-83/
#DC #WashingtonDC #Election2024 #IRV #RCV #InstantRunoffVoting #RankedChoiceVoting #Initiative83 #news -
@JenniferSlack
All we need to do is institute #InstantRunoffVoting nationwide.No more primaries. A campaign season that last only months instead of years, and GREATLY mitigates the influence of big money in politics.
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@msbellows
All we need to eliminate the "Two Party System" is #InstantRunoffVoting #IRV #RCV.No more spoilers.
No more 2-party system.
Greatly mitigates the influence of #BigMoney in politics.
No more lengthy/costly Primaries.It needs to be the law Nationally, but ten Red states have actually OUTLAWED #RCV/#IRV completely. You don't have to guess why. 😡
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This is what would happen with #RankedChoiceVoting, also known as #InstantRunoffVoting, except it would save a lot of time and money.
We see that, though Burns was the top vote-getter, most people who voted against him would, if their top-choice candidate didn't make the top two, rather someone else other than Burns get the vote.
People are scared of Ranked Choice Voting "stealing the vote", but I think we'd get more acceptance if it's called #AutomaticRunoffVoting.
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@br00t4c
#RankedChoiceVoting (aka #InstantRunoffVoting) saved a ton of money by eliminating the need for Primaries & Runoffs, mitigates the influence of Big Money, and eliminates #Spoilers & The Two-Party System.But it cost Sarah #Palin the election when she ran for Congress in '22 (she received more "1st Choice" votes, but her opponent was the 2nd choice of more voters in a wide field of candidates, so she lost.)
#RCV: Less💲, more democratic, Repubs more likely to lose, so it must go.
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Fuck The Electoral College
https://deathkitten.net/en/blog/fuck-the-electoral-college
We're headed into a messy election season again. Granted, saying that about a US Election in my lifetime generally makes calling it messy a bit redundant, but I'm including it for emphasis. And once again I'm seeing people talking about voting third party. I am so fucking exhausted by this. Now, let me be clear — my exhaustion rests with my fellow white people. POC have by and large carried our less shitty ...
#Politics #Rant #FirstPastThePost #Biden #Trump #ThirdPartyCandidates #FuckJillStein #NationalPopularVote #RankedChoiceVoting #InstantRunoffVoting #MyFellowWhitePeopleExhaustMe -
@tofugolem @BernieSanders
I don't know how you can say that. #IRV is the closest thing to a panacea when it comes to fixing our election system. It:1) Ends the 2-Party system.
2) No more spoilers.
3) It *greatly* mitigates the influence of #BigMoney in politics thanks to shorter & less intense campaigns.
4) Elections become less "confrontational" (fewer attack ads) as candidates strive to be voter's *second* choice as well as first. #InstantRunoffVoting #RCV
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@tofugolem
The quickest/easiest way to "get the money out of politics" is to simply adopt #IRV #InstantRunoffVoting for ALL elections.This would totally eliminate the most costly part of running for office: "#Primaries" (followed by Runoffs.) No primaries also greatly shortens the time spent running for office, and the time spent by candidates fundraising.
#RCV #RankedChoiceVoting #ElectionReform #CitizensUnited #Congress #money @BernieSanders -
(Porting my bookmarks):
The benefits of #RCV / #IRV are manifold:
1) No more (expensive/lengthy) Primaries.
2) No more spoilers. Winner always receives at least 50%+ of the vote.
3) No more 2-Party system.
4) GREATLY mitigates the influence of big money in politics.
5) Would make political debates/ads "nicer" as candidates try not to offend so they are at least someone's 2nd choice.
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WITHOUT #RankedChoiceVoting / #InstantRunoffVoting, "#NoLabels" is simply a spoiler movement being funded & advanced by the #GOP.
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@brienneofsnark
Unless your state has #RankedChoiceVoting or #InstantRunoffVoting, no one should vote 3rd Party.#RCV / #IRV needs to be the Law of the Land:
o No more spoilers
o No more 2-party system.
o No more lengthy/costly primaries.
o Greatly mitigates the influence of big money in politics.
o Campaigns are friendlier as candidates strive not to offend so they're at least voter's 2nd choice. #FairVote -
@heuser @RememberUsAlways I agree with you that he didn't necessarily need to allow this (fossil fuel dependency need not be powered by U.S. fossil fuels), so I this as a blemish on his record, though I also agree with @RememberUsAlways that there's only one viable major party for climate progress in the US currently, and that's going to continue to be the case at least until we switch enough places away from #FirstPastThePost election systems to #RankedChoiceVoting (a.k.a. #InstantRunoffVoting).
I think it's less useful to see it as a "sin" than to just move onto the next battle, whether it be lawsuits against the project or otherwise.
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#RCV fails to deliver diversity and broad choice in candidates, giving constituents only a short-term high.
#RankedChoiceVoting #democracy #voting #votingReform #InstantRunoffVoting
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Bon, je n'ai pas trouvé d'alternative #FOSS à Opavote…
Peut être une idée pour la v1.2 de #yakforms 💡
#vote #élection #voteAlternatif #voteÀSecondTourInstantané #InstantRunoffVoting
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As embarrassing as this #House #Speaker debacle may be for Republicans, it is nice that they recognize that a body shouldn't choose its single leader by plurality vote, or else they'd be unable to vote for R alternatives to #KevinMcCarthy without wasting their votes and electing Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker.
They should put that conviction into practice and pass the #FairRepresentationAct to make #InstantRunoffVoting a reality for the election of their members, too.
#RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #IRV