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Rob Richie and Cynthia Richie Terrell honored with the Generational Impact Award
Please join us in honoring Rob Richie and Cynthia Richie Terrell’s lifetime of service and their unyielding commitment to better elections and a fairer democracy.
fairvote.org/rob-richie-cynthia-terrell-fund-for-fairvotes-future/
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Plurality primary winners are less likely to win general elections than majority winners
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In competitive races, candidates who win their primary with a minority of the vote are 11.3 percentage points less likely to win their general election than candidates who win their primary with a majority of the vote. Northwestern University Political Science Professor Laurel Harbridge-Yong and FairVote Senior Policy Analyst Rachel Hutchinson break down their latest research paper. www.ipr.nor...
#RankedChoiceVoting explained!
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Wish you had more choices on the ballot, without fear of "spoilers?" Check out this quick explainer on #RankedChoiceVoting 👇
Making Democracy Count: A conversation with Ismar Volić
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FairVote interviewed mathematician and author Ismar Volić about his new book, “Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation.” Volić is a professor of mathematics at Wellesley College. During this amazing conversation, we discussed Professor Volić's and explored the all-important question: Can math point the way to better elections? Check out Prof. ...
Get to know Meredith Sumpter, FairVote's new president and CEO
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Meredith Sumpter had a busy first month as FairVote’s president and CEO. She hit the ground running, meeting key allies and helping craft our strategic plan for the next four years. In this video, she discusses her background - including her previous work in both the nonprofit and private sectors - as well as her first month at FairVote, her vision for the organization going forward, and her fo...
University of Michigan panel on ranked choice voting and proportional representation
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On March 28, the University of Michigan hosted an insightful event aimed at fostering a dialogue on election reform. The event highlighted ranked choice voting and proportional representation as important ways forward. Panelists included Rhyane Wagner of Black Voters Matter, Diane Silver of FairVote, and Pat Zabawa of Rank MI Vote.
How to Fix Congress
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The Fair Representation Act is a bold, comprehensive solution that combines #RankedChoiceVoting and multi-member districts to stop gerrymandering and make Congress work. Tell Congress to pass the Fair Representation Act today: fairvoteaction.org/FRA Learn more about the FRA here: fairvote.org/our-reforms/fair-representation-act
The Primary Solution: A Conversation with Nick Troiano and David Daley
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The Primary Solution: A Conversation with Nick Troiano and David Daley
Fair Representation Act Reintroduction Rally & Press Conference
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Fair Representation Act Reintroduction Rally & Press Conference
The Fair Representation Act: Insider Briefing
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The Fair Representation Act: Insider Briefing
What we're watching on #supertuesday
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What we're watching on #supertuesday
Ranked choice voting and the 2024 Oscars
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Ranked choice voting and the 2024 Oscars
Webinar: Ranked choice voting at the Oscars
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Webinar: Ranked choice voting at the Oscars
Howard University panel on ranked choice voting and Initiative 83
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Howard University panel on ranked choice voting and Initiative 83
#RankedChoiceVoting and Communities of Color Research Brief
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#RankedChoiceVoting and Communities of Color Research Brief
What does it mean to win in 2024? FairVote's End of Year Staff Video
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What does it mean to win in 2024? FairVote's End of Year Staff Video
Does #rankedchoicevoting Promote #Bipartisanship? Using Maine as a Policy Laboratory
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Does #rankedchoicevoting Promote #Bipartisanship? Using Maine as a Policy Laboratory
#AmericanDemocracySummit '23 Panel - Moving #RankedChoiceVoting Forward in Your State Legislature
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#AmericanDemocracySummit '23 Panel - Moving #RankedChoiceVoting Forward in Your State Legislature
#AmericanDemocracySummit '23 Panel - Achieving #RankedChoiceVoting Victories thru Coalition Building
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#AmericanDemocracySummit '23 Panel - Achieving #RankedChoiceVoting Victories thru Coalition Building
Webinar: The Supreme Court and Election Reform
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Webinar: The Supreme Court and Election Reform
Spotlighting FairVote's Lan Nguyen
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Spotlighting FairVote's Lan Nguyen
Webinar: Women Win with #rankedchoicevoting
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Webinar: Women Win with #rankedchoicevoting
Proportional #rankedchoicevoting Explained
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Proportional #rankedchoicevoting Explained
Webinar: What #voting May Look Like in 2033
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Webinar: What #voting May Look Like in 2033
2022 was a great year for ranked choice voting
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2022 was a great year for ranked choice voting
Webinar: Ranked Choice Voting Ballot Measures
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Webinar: Ranked Choice Voting Ballot Measures
Happy 30th, FairVote!
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Happy 30th, FairVote!
Evanston, IL's Ranked Choice Voting Future
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Evanston, IL's Ranked Choice Voting Future
Why Rep. Jamie Raskin Supports RCV
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Why Rep. Jamie Raskin Supports RCV
Rep. Jamie Raskin Discusses FairVote
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Rep. Jamie Raskin Discusses FairVote

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @TauPhoenii
    @TauPhoenii День тому

    This video needs to circulate more this year

  • @davidmi1960
    @davidmi1960 4 дні тому

    so you talked about the benefits, if you fair vote why not discuss the negatives. Is that because your afraid too talk about those? you should educate people not lead them to a decision

  • @iikittyplayz841
    @iikittyplayz841 7 днів тому

    I believe in a party list system.

  • @deshaebeasley
    @deshaebeasley 9 днів тому

    fwd with Andrew Yang

  • @rm8281
    @rm8281 13 днів тому

    Stop paying retirement and benefits to these people.

  • @hilwaamanamankiyar-pp5bf
    @hilwaamanamankiyar-pp5bf 17 днів тому

    SM

  • @zsahe21
    @zsahe21 18 днів тому

    !!!!!

  • @iikittyplayz841
    @iikittyplayz841 19 днів тому

    What about STV? What about party list?

  • @Shingo_Aoi
    @Shingo_Aoi 22 дні тому

    Mmh, I still think "normal" proportional representation is better. In this system you still end up with only one candidate, and that means that some people might never see their #1 choice elected. It's better than FPTP though.

  • @danielmiddleman8613
    @danielmiddleman8613 23 дні тому

    If the babykilling anti-Christian Nazis don't win by cheating in the first round there's always the second and then the third.

  • @ralimba1778
    @ralimba1778 25 днів тому

    The more choice the better

  • @ricardodsavant2965
    @ricardodsavant2965 Місяць тому

    👎🏾

  • @cogent211814
    @cogent211814 Місяць тому

    RCV is bad for democracy.

  • @chasethepen9131
    @chasethepen9131 Місяць тому

    Can't wait to read the book!

  • @fpassow1
    @fpassow1 Місяць тому

    And it seems like an iron-clad opinion poll. I can pick a minor candidate who exactly shares my viewpoint as choice #1. And that shows up in the officially counted results as what one voter really wants. And everyone who might agree with me sees how close we are to actually winning. And all the strategists see how many votes are out there for a given point of view. This would be way better than polling companies calling the 200 people who still have landlines, or however the heck it's done these days.

  • @EarthSojourner
    @EarthSojourner Місяць тому

    Would this TRIPLE the size of Congress?

  • @happyteeth858
    @happyteeth858 Місяць тому

    You are awesome and smart! Being against RCV is non American. It’s the only way to get the corrupt greed demons out of our democracy. Period.

  • @daffyduck1486
    @daffyduck1486 Місяць тому

    Ranked Choice causes more problems than it solves. Studies in New York, Minneapolis, and Oakland show 2% to 10% more spoiled ballots in poor precincts than rich precincts.

  • @mattd4698
    @mattd4698 Місяць тому

    While I support the voting method....I don't like the idea of tripling the salaries pensions of elected officials.

  • @jackmonaghan8477
    @jackmonaghan8477 Місяць тому

    If only John Cleese spent more time these days making the cases for things like this and getting big money out of politics than whinging about young people and parroting bullshit "culture war" narratives on GBeebies (what we call that dumpster fire that is GB News).

  • @HektorBandimar
    @HektorBandimar 2 місяці тому

    This video needs updating to suit us now in 2024.

  • @brentfromtheheart
    @brentfromtheheart 2 місяці тому

    What they are leaving out and what few people realize but what Congress itself published is that the house is run by one person, the Speaker of the House. The Senate is run by one person, the Senate Majority Leader. Those two pick the with a majority by their party on each committee, the committee chairs, the bills heard in the committees, And tell their party members how to vote. In other words, three people run our government, the president and those two. And they are told what to do by a political party who elected them, who in turn are controlled by the ultra wealthy political elite who fund the parties and the candidates. That is the root cause of the political divide and of most of our political problems, including the national debt. That is masked by everything they are talking about. There is only one solution that is practical, nonpartisan, and solves the root cause of control by the political parties and those who control them by changing two government processes to create the first realistic, scalable, direct democracy. Parts of it have been used around the world with great success in eliminating political division and producing better results. If you're interested, you can read the details and a plan to implement it here for free. EndPoliticsNow.com.

  • @Hurlebatte
    @Hurlebatte 2 місяці тому

    Sounds like a good idea to me. We can also increase the number of seats in Congress. "The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand. . ." -US Constitution (article 1 section 2) P.S. I didn't get it at first, but now I understand why some people prefer STAR voting to regular ranked choice voting. Mr. Beat's video "What's the best way to vote?" is worth watching.

    • @chillwurld5551
      @chillwurld5551 2 місяці тому

      10,000 plus representatives in the house if we were to implement that. Might need to build a new house chamber 😂

  • @Justin_Beaver564
    @Justin_Beaver564 2 місяці тому

    This is just common sense. The political tribalism will just lead to more dysfunction and authoritarianism until we fix this problem.

  • @pro-gamer7391
    @pro-gamer7391 2 місяці тому

    Vote Kennedy if you want change! Thank you FairVote for promoting these very important policies. 🙏🫶

  • @atypicalconservative6827
    @atypicalconservative6827 2 місяці тому

    Ranked choice is so dumb

  • @tobetheanswer
    @tobetheanswer 2 місяці тому

    Federal Ranked Choice Voting is the next step. When the Independent party wins this election for the first time in American History, Kennedy-Shanahan will undoubtedly move quickly towards implementing this system to guarantee the future of our Democratic Republic for future generations of We the People. Long live the US Constitution and our great Nation.

  • @amikailua9504
    @amikailua9504 2 місяці тому

    That's the dumbest thing I've heard. Talk about election manipulation.

    • @tobetheanswer
      @tobetheanswer 2 місяці тому

      Actually, a two-party system IS the election manipulation. Federal Ranked Choice Voting is the only solution for defending our Democratic Republic from the divisive nature of major political parties.

    • @amikailua9504
      @amikailua9504 2 місяці тому

      @@tobetheanswer I have to agree the two-party system has been incredibly divisive. However, the electoral vote is also a problem in that really the popular vote doesn't mean a thing if the electoral's only vote party line.

  • @jesuszamora6949
    @jesuszamora6949 2 місяці тому

    Considering RFK Jr.'s conspiracy nonsense, I'm not too concerned about him affecting Biden. Trump's got issues, however, as he's also a product of blind conspiracy fanatics.

    • @ryandouglas6247
      @ryandouglas6247 2 місяці тому

      Plz tell.me what conspiracy your talking about. Perhaps you just believe the lefts propaganda which is most news stations Facebook ect. Biden is a crook if u havnt figured that out.

  • @craigcolby895
    @craigcolby895 2 місяці тому

    If the democrats would have allowed a primary to happen then this wouldn’t be an issue at all. The people who scream loudest about protecting democracy are the same ones not giving their own constituents the chance to choose their own candidate. And are attempting to jail their opponents candidate. The elites in this country have interests in the people’s input. Just shut up and vote for who they pick.

  • @rickhickman45
    @rickhickman45 2 місяці тому

    What Democracy? America is a REPUBLIC.

  • @thomasfrustieri4003
    @thomasfrustieri4003 2 місяці тому

    Why not try eenie-meenie-minie-MO

  • @joenewmeyer8358
    @joenewmeyer8358 3 місяці тому

    I can mail in 50 times?

    • @Lou_Mansfield
      @Lou_Mansfield 3 місяці тому

      No, that will land you in jail. Vote once every election, and vote legally. Thank you

    • @joenewmeyer8358
      @joenewmeyer8358 3 місяці тому

      @@Lou_Mansfield you're no fun at all!

    • @itsROMPERS...
      @itsROMPERS... 2 місяці тому

      Weirdly, they have a process to protect against geniuses like you.

  • @Justin_Beaver564
    @Justin_Beaver564 3 місяці тому

    Don't fall for the two party system's fear tactics. Voting independent or third party is a nessesary protest vote.

    • @Idontgetoffended
      @Idontgetoffended 2 місяці тому

      Uhh... it's more like a cop-out vote. It's like not picking a side in a war. Man up... and pick a side because voting for a person that has literally no chance to win, is the same as voting gor the person who won.

    • @Justin_Beaver564
      @Justin_Beaver564 2 місяці тому

      @@Idontgetoffended I have picked a side. I'm against the two-party system that motivates voters out of fear.

    • @Idontgetoffended
      @Idontgetoffended 2 місяці тому

      @Justin_Beaver564 Oh, don't get me wrong, I think both parties are poison to this country. There's really only one party if we're being honest. Here's the thing though, Trump isn't a part of either party. Democrats AND Republicans are trying their hardest to stop this guy. That's all I need to know. A third party vote ONE DAY, might be the right way to go, But that day IS NOT today. We need Trump, this country needs Trump. That's my two cents.

    • @theexaustedslime
      @theexaustedslime 2 місяці тому

      Then you should be screaming in support of ranked choice and against first past the post instead of moronic posturing about third party votes. Protest votes do nothing since those in power don't give a shit. You're not sending a message, you're setting the only control you have on fire so you can feel like whatever happens isn't on you. You're the person who thinks not pulling the lever in the trolly problem means your absolved.

    • @Justin_Beaver564
      @Justin_Beaver564 2 місяці тому

      @@theexaustedslime Actually I do support ranked choice voting. I just try to keep my comments short and to the point.

  • @jeffhaddix9508
    @jeffhaddix9508 3 місяці тому

    RFK Jr is going to spoil it for both Trump and Slow Joe. He is going to WIN!

  • @srt8348
    @srt8348 3 місяці тому

    Sounds like a new way to interfere with elections

  • @ketzbook
    @ketzbook 3 місяці тому

    the solution is to vote for RFK

    • @zippydooda
      @zippydooda 3 місяці тому

      Yes, please do help Trump get elected. Thank you.

    • @Idontgetoffended
      @Idontgetoffended 2 місяці тому

      ONLY IF YOU'RE A DEMOCRAT!

  • @kuyajohnny8506
    @kuyajohnny8506 3 місяці тому

    Ya, this is a Republic not a Democracy.

  • @iceman850none5
    @iceman850none5 3 місяці тому

    Lolol the latest dem voter interference technique

    • @Justin_Beaver564
      @Justin_Beaver564 3 місяці тому

      Is that why Dems are against RCV? That makes no sense.

    • @Justin_Beaver564
      @Justin_Beaver564 3 місяці тому

      It's a mistake to think like that

  • @Justin_Beaver564
    @Justin_Beaver564 3 місяці тому

    Fairvote is doing God's work

  • @sendtothisone
    @sendtothisone 3 місяці тому

    We need this so badly 🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @laurettegiardino5672
    @laurettegiardino5672 3 місяці тому

    This is incorrect - what is the difference with what we have now each district is made up of by a certain number of people. If you enlarge the district and have multiple representatives it breaks down to the same number of representatives Example if each district has 100,000 people with one representative. Then you enlarge the district to 600,000 with 6 representatives it’s still the same number of people The difference the people will not have one person to go to for help but multiple and end up getting no help. My town board is at large with 4 representatives you can complain or ask for help and nothing gets down. Towns with wards you have one representative and you can go to them for help. If they are bad at their job you can vote them out. With multiple representatives you never get rid of the bad apples. Rank choice voting is a better way to elect people to the office Fair districts it’s done already in many county, state and federal districts. 🤦🏻🤦🏻 unfortunately not all areas have it. We just need to implement it across the country for all positions As for contacting my representative I will tell them vote NO just for the reasons of enlarging districts with more representatives. It’s the dumbest part of this bill remove it and then it will pass

    • @teddy9842
      @teddy9842 3 місяці тому

      it's kind of necessary if you want a proportional result. unless you propose mixed-member proportional representation like what is used in Germany, which I think is equally good personally.

  • @sentionaut6270
    @sentionaut6270 3 місяці тому

    hell yeah. lets abolish the supreme court while we’re at it.

  • @aegismountain
    @aegismountain 3 місяці тому

    Great info!

  • @BillCole-iq1bc
    @BillCole-iq1bc 3 місяці тому

    No not more politicians less politicians that have accountability.

    • @teddy9842
      @teddy9842 3 місяці тому

      if you actually read the bill it doesn't increase the number of members in the House of Representatives. Also, it would very much increase accountability as it would go a long way towards eliminating "safe seats"- for example Nancy Pelosi's seat (California's 11th district) was won with 84% of the vote, if she was part of a larger district it would make the election more competitive, thereby increasing accountability.

  • @tammystewart7429
    @tammystewart7429 3 місяці тому

    We don’t need more people. We need stuff done.

  • @brittney3156
    @brittney3156 3 місяці тому

    These two should brand together more often since they are supporting the same movement.

  • @pranshusahu8678
    @pranshusahu8678 4 місяці тому

    What happens if a party gets lets say 10 electorate seats but gets 0 party votes. Wouldn't that overshoot the 120 seats in the parliament?

    • @snickers10m
      @snickers10m Місяць тому

      Great example! MMP is designed to be *more* proportional than traditional systems, but still not perfectly proportional! In your example, you're right that the 10/120 seats (8%) is greater than the party vote percentage (0%), so thankfully 48 of the 120 seats were reserved to help balance this by adding in MPs from other parties. In contrast, without MMP, imagine that only the 72 local electorate MPs would've been elected (no party MPs); that traditional system would have an even worse over-representation (10/72=14%) of this party! MMP and other proportional voting systems will naturally never reach perfect proportional representation - we compromise a little bit of error in order to still have local representatives that people feel best represent their specific region. (that is, you can vote for a candidate from your hometown that you trust, even if they aren't part of your favorite party. Two votes means both of your preferences will be represented in the government as fairly as possible)

    • @snickers10m
      @snickers10m Місяць тому

      For New Zealand in particular, they have a special rule for cases like this! The 10 seats in your example are called "overhang seats" (search this term on Wikipedia). New Zealand allows this party to keep the 10 seats, but since their party vote was low and should've earned them 0 seats, they add 10 more seats to parliament, chosen from the other parties' lists! This happened in 2011, when Parliament had 1 extra seat (121 instead of 120) to compensate for the fact that the Māori Party only earned 2 seats from the party votes but had 3 candidates win their local electorate races! This rule of an extra party seat (given to another party) helped dilute this over-representation of the Māori Party. You can understand this at a personal level by imagining that these 3 regions' voters really liked the 3 individuals for representing their regions' specific interests (locally-important domestic issues), but generally didn't like the Māori Party's goals for the country as a whole.

  • @jamesreynolds7408
    @jamesreynolds7408 4 місяці тому

    Do we forget that we live in a democratic republic? Yes, a republic not a democracy. Our founding fathers gave us this gift. I will say for RCV that it is intriguing, but I am still reading and searching for the best way to choose our representatives.

  • @lizwally5412
    @lizwally5412 4 місяці тому

    Important to know as we start using the method in our elections.