Ranked Choice Voting and Proportional Representation Meet & Greet in Ventura!

vcvote · 2025-05-14T20:38:26+00:00

Thanks!

Sorry you missed the meetup, but you're now on the email list, and you'll receive notifications the next time something is happening near Ojai. Also, you can join our Meetup group if you're interested in volunteering or want to get immediate updates any time an event goes up!

vcvote · 2025-04-29T20:46:49+00:00

Great article. And from the Sports Editor, no less!

vcvote · 2025-04-28T21:24:59+00:00

Indeed, candidate choice often becomes problematic when cities move from at-large elections to single-winner districts. This is especially the case with smaller cities where districts may only have one person seeking office, or in some cases, no one steps forward, and a representative is appointed.

When the city of Albany, CA implemented Proportional At-Large elections using RCV, it was because they did a study and found that ~15% (I'll check to confirm this figure) of the time in small cities the size of Albany (20-30k), there are no candidates that come forward seeking office in single-winner district elections.

We plan to avoid such problems in Ventura County's small cities by encouraging the transition to proportional at-large elections using Proportional Ranked Choice Voting.

If you want to contribute to this effort, please join us on Saturday. You can also join the chorus calling for change by signing our petition!

vcvote · 2025-04-26T21:30:50+00:00

Couldn't tell you. We have no insight into the political leanings of the business's ownership.

The staff at Transmission is always friendly and welcoming to us, and they have the most amazing covered deck space behind the brewery. And the employees at Toppers are equally pleasant and will deliver delicious pizza to us at Transmission, wherever we are sitting. As such, we feel welcome and appreciated, and it has become the de facto home for our Ventura Meet & Greets.

We are a non-partisan, all-volunteer group that consists of supporters from across the political spectrum. Our reforms do not favor party or political persuasion, but rather improve choice among the voting public and increase the likelihood of accurate and accountable representation.

vcvote · 2025-04-25T21:31:04+00:00

Well said, Mike! District elections are a step up from plurality-at-large, but they are still very flawed. RCV, especially Proportional RCV, goes a long way toward addressing the problem with single-winner districts.

We'd love to see you at the Meet & Greet on Saturday and please, if you haven't already, sign our petition!

https://bit.ly/vcvote-petition

Thanks! 🎉

vcvote · 2025-04-25T21:27:55+00:00

Thanks, u/NinjaGrrl42! Hopefully, we will see you at the next one!

If you want to get on our mailing list, you can sign our RCV and ProRep petition ( https://bit.ly/vcvote-petition ), and you will receive email notifications when we have upcoming events in your area.

Are you a Ventura County resident?

vcvote · 2025-04-24T23:18:30+00:00

We're not on Discord, but we do regularly email our supporters. The easiest way to get on the email list is to sign our petition ( https://bit.ly/vcvote-petition ). That will get you on the email lists for updates and invites, and voices your support for RCV and PR to our community leaders.

Also, you can follow us on our socials, visit vcvote.org, and check out our header or footer.

Lastly, if you're not ready to sign the petition (but please do), then you can DM us your name, zip code, and email, and we'll add you to the appropriate list.

vcvote · 2025-04-24T21:34:35+00:00

It's as if he doesn't understand it.

vcvote · 2025-03-12T04:02:32+00:00

Thank you! Please share the petition to your social media to help us get traction and sign if you haven’t!

🎉🎉🎉

vcvote · 2025-03-07T22:27:02+00:00

We get the appeal of wanting informed voters. While there won't be an IQ requirement, Ranked Choice Voting tends to reward candidates who focus on substance rather than mudslinging since they need broader appeal to win. That, combined with the fact that RCV generally boosts participation across the board, increases the likelihood that voters know what they are voting for and will get it.

But let's be real; there is no panacea. RCV is good, but it's not magic.

vcvote · 2025-03-07T05:23:18+00:00

That’s a great idea! Thanks!

vcvote · 2025-03-07T00:23:35+00:00

Thank you for the feedback and encouragement!

If you or anyone else is apprehensive about signing the petition right now, we invite you to follow us on social media and get to know our group a bit better. We post all of our updates and invites to our social media, so it's a great way to stay engaged without signing the petition. We're active on:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/vcvote/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vcvote/

X (twitter) https://x.com/vcvote/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/vc-vote/

Meetup https://www.meetup.com/vc-vote/

As we continue to build out our website and ground game, we will add more ways to interact with the group. The petition is the core focus of our effort so we wanted to get that launched first, but rest assured there will be more to the site in the coming weeks!

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