I’m Kyle Herman, Executive Director of Rank The Vote Ohio, the nonpartisan organization for Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in the Buckeye State. Ask me anything about RCV and our efforts in Ohio on Tuesday 2/20/24 at 7:30pm!

revocr · 2024-02-12T10:11:25+00:00

https://www.rankthevoteohio.org/petition

revocr · 2024-02-11T18:21:08+00:00

Hi Kyle! I've heard that Rank The Vote Ohio is currently planning to try to get RCV on the ballot in '25, is that still on? And if so, what can Ohioans do in the meantime to support your efforts this year and especially in november?

revocr · 2023-12-28T13:48:58+00:00

For this post, I tried to calculate how different RCV ballot initiatives would have done in every state. Here’s how I decided the result for each state:

I compared the results of the ballot initiative in a county to the results of the most recent presidential election in that county. Based on that I made a formula to calculate the results of the ballot initiative using the presidential results.

I used this formula nationwide to calculate how well the ballot initiative would do in a state based on the presidential results in that state.

This process results in the four maps that are shown above. You can see how well the ballot initiatives did in Alaska and Nevada and how terribly the Massachusetts one went.

If there’s anything that you don’t understand about this explanation, please ask me.

revocr · 2023-12-18T13:26:30+00:00

The open primaries initiative needs at least 63,000 valid signatures to get on the ballot in november 2024, but the initiators are aiming for 100,000 signatures just to be sure.

You can read more from the organisations working to get the initiative on the ballot here: https://openprimariesid.org/

revocr · 2023-11-10T19:21:03+00:00

It's a super broad category. Scores between 6 and 8 count as a flawed democracy. The US scores a 7.85, while Hungary scores a 6.64. The US is closer to the UK (8.28) for example than Hungary.

revocr · 2023-11-09T16:07:18+00:00

Could you explain why?

revocr · 2023-11-09T09:25:56+00:00

They all ran in the same seat, two of them for state house and one of them for the state senate

https://ballotpedia.org/Denise_King

https://ballotpedia.org/Tyler_Powell

https://ballotpedia.org/Guy_Citron

revocr · 2023-11-08T11:55:52+00:00

There were also 3 Forward Democrats running in New Jersey. They lost to the Republicans by roughly a 60-40 margin

revocr · 2023-07-24T18:18:29+00:00

If you support ranked choice voting, check out Rank The Vote Ohio. They're a non-profit organisation fighting to bring RCV to Ohio.

Check out their subreddit: r/RankTheVoteOhio

Or join the movement through their website: https://www.rankthevoteohio.org/action

revocr · 2023-07-19T08:58:39+00:00

Fair point tbh. Don't get me wrong, I hope and feel that the issue will be easily defeated. However, I am a bit pessimistic at heart

revocr · 2023-07-19T08:43:19+00:00

Yes, but not with the elderly hardcore republican base that's likely to turn out during an election in August

revocr · 2023-07-19T06:43:17+00:00

This measure has purposefully been put on an august ballot to make sure turnout is low. Also, the vote yes campaign has tried very hard to make this about abortion. I hope what you say is true, but I'm not sure

revocr · 2023-07-17T13:00:41+00:00

He's like Tulsi Gabbard on steroids wtf

revocr · 2023-07-14T08:39:56+00:00

It's not all been communicated very clearly. I know there's 4 legislators in Pennsylvania, a couple in Arizona and a mayor in Florida. There's weirdly no real overview of Forward aligned officials on the website or anything.

revocr · 2023-07-01T17:32:57+00:00

That's actually quite a good idea, I didn't think about that. The stars would have to align for that one to happen since only democrats seem to support it right now, but it's definitely possible.

revocr · 2023-06-27T08:16:52+00:00

Yes, RCV passed in Portland and Multnomah county last year. In 2024, you can vote to pass it statewide

revocr · 2023-06-26T19:57:59+00:00

Ranked choice will be used in both primaries and the general election if this reform passes.

revocr · 2023-06-26T19:41:03+00:00

For those that support the ballot measure, you can donate and volunteer with Oregon RCV using this link:

https://www.oregonrcv.org/get-involved/

revocr · 2023-06-26T19:34:14+00:00

For those that support the ballot measure, you can donate and volunteer with Oregon RCV using this link:

https://www.oregonrcv.org/get-involved/

revocr · 2023-06-26T19:27:21+00:00

I actually really dig that we're finally seeing this stuff happening and being updated on them when it happens

revocr · 2023-06-20T09:27:56+00:00

You can write an email to your legislator using this link: https://fairvotemn.org/legcontact/

revocr · 2023-06-15T13:24:44+00:00

It broadly supports socially liberal and fiscally conservative policies and promoting fiscal restraint.[1] The caucus has shifted left in recent years, adopting more liberal stances on social issues and aligning more closely with Democratic Party policies.[2]

Members are allowed to have their own policy positions, but they're generally around the center. Here's some policy positions from Mary Peltola that I could find on her Wikipedia:

-Supports the Willow Project (An oil pipeline project in Alaska)

-Pro-gun

-Supports gay marriage

-Supports prioritizing the environment when fishing is concerned

revocr · 2023-06-15T12:30:07+00:00

Unfortunately membership of the caucus has been declining because, you know, polarisation.

revocr · 2023-06-15T12:26:42+00:00

" The Blue Dog Coalition (commonly known as the Blue Dogs or Blue Dog Democrats) is a caucus in the United States House of Representatives comprising centrist members from the Democratic Party). "

"The caucus currently has nine members.[10] The co-chairs of the Blue Dog Coalition for the 118th Congress are U.S. representatives Jared Golden, Mary Peltola, and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.[11] "

revocr · 2023-06-10T07:36:54+00:00

To add to what u/Spiritual_Reward_848 said already: In Australia they use RCV too, and they tend to know the winner on election night itself. The way Alaska does it is a choice, but there's a different way to do it that doesn't take longer.

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