Otis White<p>Here’s the case for ranked-choice voting. Earlier this year, Travon White, a D.C. council memberm was indicted in a bribery case. His fellow council members voted to expel him and call a special election. Brazenly, White ran again and won … but with only 28% of the vote, with opponents splitting the rest. With <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a>, there’s almost no way White would be headed back to the council. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/07/16/dc-trayon-white-ward-8-victory/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/20</span><span class="invisible">25/07/16/dc-trayon-white-ward-8-victory/</span></a></p>
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Alan McConchie<p>The Fair Representation Act has been reintroduced in Congress by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@RepDonBeyer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RepDonBeyer</span></a></span>. It would stop <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a>, make every congressional district competitive, and implement <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RankedChoiceVoting</span></a> in U.S. House & Senate elections. </p><p>Learn more about the <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/FairRepAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FairRepAct</span></a> here: <a href="https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/fair-representation-act/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fairvote.org/our-reforms/fair-</span><span class="invisible">representation-act/</span></a></p><p>Link to full text: <a href="https://beyer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=8604" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">beyer.house.gov/news/documents</span><span class="invisible">ingle.aspx?DocumentID=8604</span></a></p><p>Also, ask your member of congress to support the bill: <a href="https://fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campaign/FairRepAct2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campa</span><span class="invisible">ign/FairRepAct2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProportionalRepresentation</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralReform</span></a></p>
FairVote Illinois<p>"We can have representative elections, if you can fight for it." - Winter Hurst-Leadicker, in their winning submission for the 2025 Paul Simon Democracy Prize, which is awarded by the Paul Simon Institute at Southern Illinois University. </p><p>The winning submission proposed a referendum in Macomb, IL asking voters to approve a ranked choice voting system for the city’s municipal elections. We're happy to see such pro-democracy leadership in Illinois! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RankedChoiceVoting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Illinois</span></a></p>
France | République française<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/fr/267370/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/fr/267370/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> « On a essayé de les déplacer dans les meilleures conditions possibles » : le directeur général du RC Vannes explique le repositionnement dans le stade de certains abonnés <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FR</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProD2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProD2</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RCVannes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCVannes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rugby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rugby</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RugbyFootball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RugbyFootball</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Vannes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vannes</span></a></p>
Alan McConchie<p>Just came across this adorable video that clearly explains how the new multi-winner <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RankedChoiceVoting</span></a> system works in <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portland</span></a>, Oregon.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iZLW8FzUxQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=9iZLW8FzUxQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://subdued.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/PDX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDX</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/PortlandOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandOR</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralReform</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProportionalRepresentation</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/SingleTransferableVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleTransferableVote</span></a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a></p>
Mad B<p>Wild eyed dreaming: </p><p>Say there's ranked choice voting and the choices fill the open slots, in order. I read that if the number of open slots are 6 or more, the representation can't be gamed.</p><p>So what if, for the senate of the USA, there were 15 areas and each sent 7 senators to the senate, for 105 total senators. </p><p>Every 2 years a group of 5 senate areas would have an election, resulting in 35 seats up for grabs. </p><p>Each Senate area would have about 17.5M voters.</p><p>So one senate area would be "LA" and one would be "NYC" and the rest would be larger chunks of the country.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>representation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>senate</span></a></p>
Walter Olson<p>Save the date! On Wed. Aug. 6 at 3 pm Eastern, I'll be hosting a Cato webinar on the lessons New York City's primary holds for ranked choice voting and election reform, joined by three terrific panelists from across the political spectrum. Watch for registration details to come! <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RCV" target="_blank">#RCV</a></p>
FairVote Illinois<p>fairvoteillinois.org/join 👈👈👈</p><p>Do you support ranked choice voting for Chicago? Visit our website to join our supporter list, register to volunteer, make a donation, and more to help the movement! 💜</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RankedChoiceVoting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChicagoIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChicagoIllinois</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChicagoPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChicagoPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Illinois</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a></p>
FairVote Illinois<p>New volunteers Adeleine and Alex joined us at the Naperville Farmer's Market today for canvassing! We're collecting signatures to put a ranked choice voting referendum on Naperville's ballot! Join us and help upgrade our democracy at FairVoteIllinois.org/Join !</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RankedChoiceVoting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Illinois</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChicagoSuburbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChicagoSuburbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Naperville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Naperville</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NapervilleIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NapervilleIllinois</span></a></p>
FairVote Illinois<p>Chicago: Are we really going to let *New York City* have a better democratic system than us?? </p><p>Let's upgrade our democracy with ranked choice voting! 💪 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RankedChoiceVoting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChicagoIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChicagoIllinois</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChicagoPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChicagoPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IllinoisPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IllinoisPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a></p>
Walter Olson<p>WaPo editorial board blasts local DC officials "for refusing to implement a voter initiative to use ranked-choice voting in the District." While DC voters overwhelmingly approved an initiative that adopts <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RCV" target="_blank">#RCV</a> and reforms primaries, district officials "are apparently refusing to fund the reforms."<br><br><a href="https://electionlawblog.org/?p=150808" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">WaPost and Ranked-Choice Votin...</a></p>
France | République française<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/fr/236888/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/fr/236888/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Quel XV type pour le RC Vannes en Pro D2 lors de la saison 2024-2025 ? <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FR</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProD2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProD2</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RCVannes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCVannes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rugby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rugby</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RugbyFootball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RugbyFootball</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Vannes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vannes</span></a></p>
Walter Olson<p>Charlottesville just became the second city in Virginia to use ranked choice voting <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RCV" target="_blank">#RCV</a>, following Arlington. Surveys and usage patterns show little evidence of confusion and wide voter enthusiasm for the method.<br><br><a href="https://www.rankedchoiceva.org/news/a-recap-of-charlottesvilles-first-ranked-choice-election-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A Recap of Charlottesville's F...</a></p>
Doug<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zeroes.ca/@maggiejk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>maggiejk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@TheBreadmonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TheBreadmonkey</span></a></span> Honestly I don’t think you need to be so pessimistic as to say they’d “never allow that.” The movement can build gradually, gaining momentum each time there are favorable conditions in a jurisdiction. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> in Alaska has already helped give Murkowski a spine on some votes in the Senate. RCV in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> made voters happy and demonstrated its value to the rest of the country. It’s spreading slowly among <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> localities. Keep trying in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NH</span></a>!</p>
Maggie Maybe<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@TheBreadmonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TheBreadmonkey</span></a></span> I know you’re joking, but if we could just have ranked choice voting it would solve the problem of a bad choice winning over two good choices because the vote was split.</p><p>But the two corporate parties will never allow that. We recently tried in New Hampshire just for local votes, and just for municipalities who would like to do it, and the state still said no.</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a></p>
John Wilker 👨🏽💻<p>Another win for RCV.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/06/new-york-ranked-choice-voting?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jul/06/new-york-ranked-choice-voting?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p><p>This can’t roll out nationally fast enough. </p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/rcv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rcv</span></a></p>
SankeyMATIC<p>The ranked-choice-voting results are in from the 2025 NYC Mayoral Democratic Primary.</p><p>Here's a Sankey diagram detailing how the rounds went. Zohran Mamdani won in the 3rd round, with 56% to Andrew Cuomo's 44%.</p><p>See an interactive version (and make your own custom variation) at <a href="https://sankeymatic.com/data/newyorkcity-mayoral-primary/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sankeymatic.com/data/newyorkci</span><span class="invisible">ty-mayoral-primary/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://vis.social/tags/NYCMayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYCMayor</span></a><br><a href="https://vis.social/tags/NYCMayor2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYCMayor2025</span></a><br><a href="https://vis.social/tags/dataviz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataviz</span></a><br><a href="https://vis.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a><br><a href="https://vis.social/tags/SankeyDiagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SankeyDiagram</span></a></p>
FairVote Illinois<p>rankedvote.co 👈👈👈 Use ranked choice voting with your friends and family!</p><p>NOT a sponsored video, we just think it's a cool tool to learn about RCV 💜</p><p>Btw, did you know that we're trying to bring RCV to elections in IL? RCV gives voters more power and more choice and allows you to vote your true preference without fear of "wasting your vote" or "spoiling the election." Join us at FairVoteIllinois.org/join or click the 🔗 in bio! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RankedChoiceVoting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funwebsites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funwebsites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/websites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>websites</span></a></p>
France | République française<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/fr/222804/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/fr/222804/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Le RC Vannes recrute un demi de mêlée international géorgien <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnContinu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnContinu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnContinuSports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnContinuSports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FR</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProD2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProD2</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RCVannes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCVannes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rugby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rugby</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RugbyFootball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RugbyFootball</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Vannes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vannes</span></a></p>
Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️<p>.
Ranked Choice Voting lets voters say who they really want
without wasting their vote or choosing the “lesser evil.”
Time to vote smarter. 🗳️ <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RCV" target="_blank">#RCV</a>
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