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Former Sacramento Councilmember Steve Cohn & Paula Lee of Better Ballot Sacramento call for #RankedChoiceVoting in The Sacramento Bee! "Bringing this upgrade to Sacramento will make our elections more efficient, positive, solution-oriented & reflective of our community." https://lnkd.in/egCum7Ur

"If Americans prefer a government with more voices like Murkowski’s, they should take another look at #RankedChoiceVoting — a better alternative than the polarizing process they now use to choose those who claim to represent them." Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post on how RCV rewards leaders who speak for the majority of voters, not just a narrow base. https://lnkd.in/eVCHmfNQ

Alaska has shown how #RankedChoiceVoting and open primaries can reduce polarization and drive more effective governance. Profs. Rick Hasen of UCLA and Rick Pildes of NYU discuss. 👇

We don’t know why the President attacked #RankedChoiceVoting this weekend, but here’s what we do know: RCV strengthens our democracy. It encourages consensus and common ground. ✅ RCV gives voters more choices and elects leaders accountable to all voters. ✅ RCV is the antidote to “lesser of two evils” politics. ✅ RCV offers a path back from record levels of political polarization. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eaTfTKqb At a time when 88% of Americans across the political spectrum say that politics is broken, it’s time for reform – not more division and politics as usual. Learn more about RCV and join us today: https://lnkd.in/ex2Nm8sJ

#RankedChoiceVoting can reduce political polarization because tearing down your opponents is no longer an effective campaign tactic. Instead, candidates must listen to all of us 👂 – even if they're not our first choice. https://lnkd.in/eGDUfEBq

Why #RankedChoiceVoting? ➡️ Makes campaigns more positive ➡️ Reduces the “spoiler effect” ➡️ Saves money on runoffs ➡️ Elects candidates with broad support Learn more and get involved 👇 https://lnkd.in/ex2Nm8sJ

#RankedChoiceVoting rewards and empowers elected officials who work across the aisle to deliver results for all voters, not just a slim minority of voters. FairVote’s Meredith Sumpter explained how at the RepresentWomen Democracy Solutions Summit.

Want our elected officials to spend more time working together to get things done, and less time mudslinging? Two new academic studies show how #RankedChoiceVoting can make that happen. Rachel Hutchinson explains.

The Oakland mayoral election is neck-and-neck. Preliminary #RankedChoiceVoting results released on election night show Loren Taylor leading Barbara Lee, but there are many votes left to count. Check out our analysis to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eRWfQev8

FairVote's Meredith Sumpter & the Sightline Institute's Alan Durning explain in TheFulcrum.US how #RankedChoiceVoting is making government work better in places as different as Portland, OR and Alaska. https://lnkd.in/eSRvpUM9