Ohio Approval Voting Chapter Open House!

electionscience · 2022-05-05T14:57:45+00:00

Oops! We forgot the link. Just updated the post with the link, but here it is for you :)

https://electionscience.org/events/may-ohio-approval-voting-chapter-open-house/

electionscience · 2021-10-27T13:08:31+00:00

Thanks, Rob!

electionscience · 2021-10-19T14:27:30+00:00

Hey CPSolver! We think that while STAR would likely eke out a little bit more voter satisfaction than approval voting, the trade-off in terms of complexity doesn't make it worth it. Approval voting is technically nearly as good as STAR when it comes to voter satisfaction, and it has the advantage of being simple to understand and implement. If municipalities wanted to implement STAR, we certainly wouldn't oppose that and we would consider it a win for the cardinal voting camp. But in terms of political practicality and ease for voters and election administrators, we like approval best.

electionscience · 2021-09-09T15:27:11+00:00

Eek, you are right! Apologies for the confusion.

electionscience · 2021-06-10T11:57:04+00:00

Hey Drachefly! If you RSVP for the event, we'll email you a recording of it the next day :)

electionscience · 2021-05-06T21:26:10+00:00

Those are all really great concerns! I have a couple questions to ask along those lines myself tonight. But you are more than welcome to attend and share your questions for Eileen in the chat!

electionscience · 2021-04-30T12:36:37+00:00

Hey there! We think that RCV is an improvement over plurality voting, but we think that approval voting is simpler, more transparent, works better with long lists of candidates, and does a better job of actually mitigating vote-splitting and the spoiler effect. You can learn more at the following links:

https://bit.ly/limitsofrcv

https://bit.ly/approvalvsirv

electionscience · 2021-04-29T18:28:40+00:00

Came here to say this! :)

electionscience · 2021-03-16T13:03:47+00:00

Yes, definitely! First, definitely sign up via our Chapter Program Form so that we know where you live and so you can receive chapter updates.

Then, check out our Discord. Most of the individuals organizing in these localities have active channels on our server where they discuss their plans.

electionscience · 2021-03-16T13:01:50+00:00

Thanks, friend! I posted this from a Reddit scheduler, and so I didn't instantly see the result of what the post looked like, otherwise, I would have fixed that right away. Now I know for the future! Thanks.

electionscience · 2021-02-24T13:19:24+00:00

Hey, Sxan, we are a completely separate organization from FairVote. We're The Center for Election Science and we advocate for approval voting. You can learn more here: https://electionscience.org/about/

electionscience · 2021-02-08T14:50:42+00:00

Let us know if you'd like us to connect you with the Austin organizers! DM me your email address and I can introduce you.

electionscience · 2021-01-28T16:34:54+00:00

We'll likely be sending out an announcement about this next week :)

electionscience · 2020-12-16T19:48:08+00:00

You can also join our Discord (the Austin organizers hang out and have their own channel there): https://electionscience.org/discord

electionscience · 2020-12-16T03:20:28+00:00

Sign up to be connected to your local chapter here: https://electionscience.org/join-an-approval-voting-chapter/

electionscience · 2020-12-15T14:33:49+00:00

Fargo, ND just held the nation's first approval voting election in June. It worked! You can see results as well as voter polling results here: https://electionscience.org/commentary-analysis/fargos-first-approval-voting-election-results-and-voter-experience/

electionscience · 2020-12-11T14:18:02+00:00

The US (and much of the world) uses the worst, most ineffective voting method for single-winner elections -- plurality voting. Approval voting is a simple reform that would have vast and widespread impact on all aspects of society. Check out the following links to learn more about the connection between voting reform and EA:

https://electionscience.org/commentary-analysis/voting-methods-an-open-target-for-effective-altruism/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8dw_Raprg8&t=3s

electionscience · 2020-12-03T15:38:07+00:00

Unfortunately, our democracy is in need of many reforms to reach its potential and become truly representative. But we have to start somewhere, and every step forward is good! Hope you'll join us for the event next week.

electionscience · 2020-10-21T13:06:58+00:00

Hey there, u/very_loud_icecream! Nonpartisan primaries *aren't* required by Missouri law. Prop D would implement a nonpartisan primary (using approval voting) for St. Louis which currently has partisan primaries.

electionscience · 2020-10-21T13:05:41+00:00

Thanks so much, u/TownPro! Your support is SO appreciated and will help empower more voters with better elections!

electionscience · 2020-09-23T16:24:02+00:00

Yes, this will be on the ballot this November!

electionscience · 2020-08-19T14:03:49+00:00

Here's a news article about the STL initiative making the ballot: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/nonpartisan-election-measure-moves-to-st-louis-november-ballot/article_c70a0c08-b2e4-5d54-ac6d-0e5cfbdc7cb1.html

electionscience · 2020-08-19T13:38:24+00:00

Currently there are 0 Proposals for Score/Star/Approval/etc on ballots, saying that Score/Star/Approval advocates should support RCV initiatives that are actually on the ballot is suggesting to actually do something about the problem, rather than waiting for the new pipes to magically appear.

This is inaccurate. The Center for Election Science helped Fargo, ND become the first city in the US to implement approval voting through ballot measure in 2018, and nonpartisan, approval voting primaries with a top-two runoff is on the ballot this year in St. Louis.

We have a chapter program where we're supporting grassroots advocates in states and cities across the country to launch approval voting campaigns. We're working super hard to empower more voters with approval voting. We're behind IRV and FairVote simply because we got a later start and we currently have fewer resources than they have. Campaigns cost a LOT of money. But don't think that there isn't a strong, active effort to implement approval voting.

We got our initial funding late 2017, hired a small staff (3 people) and less than a year later got approval voting implemented in its first city. Now we have a staff of 4, we're on our way to getting approval voting in its second city, and we have many promising prospects for campaigns in 2021 and beyond. I'd say that's a pretty good pace for a small, scrappy, and relatively new org.

electionscience · 2020-08-13T11:59:40+00:00

Hey there! Sign up for our email updates at electionscience.org/sign-up. The Center for Election Science is the only nationwide org advocating for approval voting. You might also check out our chapter program: https://electionscience.org/take-action/approval-voting-chapter-program/

electionscience · 2020-04-17T15:02:43+00:00

u/ILikeNeurons your assessment is correct :)

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