FairVote Washington joins San Juan County advocates to launch a campaign for ranked-choice voting
||| FROM BEN CHAPMAN for FAIRVOTE WASHINGTON |||
WASHINGTON — San Juan County voters have an opportunity to win more voice, more choice, and more say this November, by voting “yes” on this year’s ranked-choice voting charter amendment. FairVote Washington is excited to support our volunteers and advocates on the ground as they inform voters about how ranked-choice voting can improve local elections.
Join us for the “Campaign Kickoff” where State Representative Alex Ramel and State Senator Liz Lovelett will share why they believe ranked-choice voting is an urgent and timely upgrade to our elections.
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/
When: May 26 @ 7pm
Where: Zoom
The event is free and open to the public.
Ranked-choice voting is a simple-to-use, nonpartisan reform that gives voters more voice, more choice, and more say in elections. It is used by nearly 50 jurisdictions across the country and it creates more issue-based campaigns that better serve the voters.
FairVote Washington is a non-partisan, non-profit champion of electoral reforms that give voters greater choice, a stronger voice, and a more civil, representative democracy that works for all Americans. We are a Washington State 501(c)(4) organization.
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RCV is perhaps our last, best hope to break the two party stranglehold on our democracy. Somewhat ironically, at the level we can directly influence, that isn’t actually a problem, unlike at the state and federal levels where it is killing all hope of effective, equitable governance. I urge everyone to learn about Ranked Choice Voting and how this simple, affordable and effective change can make a dramatic difference in our form of government. Our example in SJC will be incentive to change to RCV at the state level. I expect the Rs & Ds to wail and moan and throw a pile of money at this, as they know full well that their gatekeeper power via primaries depends on voting AGAINST the worst candidate, rather than FOR the best candidate.