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Instant Runoff Elections Can Help Decrease the Negativity in Elections
In traditional elections, candidates believe they benefit from attacking an opponent’s character instead of sharing their positive vision with voters. With instant runoffs, candidates do best when they reach out positively to as many voters as possible, including those supporting their opponents. Why? Because a candidate would like to be a voter’s second or third choice if not their first choice, giving candidates a reason to be more civil and issue-focused.
Now, more than ever, we need to focus on the issues that matter to voters in the November election and less on the divisive and toxic language directed at the other party and its candidates. RCV for Texas is advocating for adoption of instant runoff elections in Texas. We believe in a vibrant, competitive, inclusive democracy just as our Founding Fathers intended.
WHAT WE ARE READING
The rest of the country should learn from Alaska's successful ranked-choice voting experiment
The Seattle Times
Many Alaskans have learned that instant runoff elections encourage more civility, not only during elections, but also in the governing process.
Editorial: Tuesday's runoff results underscore need for instant-runoff option
The Post and Courier
There's a simple and effective way to ensure that more voters decide who wins runoffs - a way that South Carolinians in the military and those living overseas already use.
Crowe: Ranked choice voting would upgrade our election system
Loudoun Times-Mirror
The results of a crowded primary field in Leesburg, Virginia highlight the biggest difference between traditional plurality voting and instant runoff elections.
Legalizing gambling, ranked choice voting one step closer to becoming Dallas legislative priorities
KERA News
Dallas could be one step closer to making legalized gambling and instant runoff elections a top priority in the upcoming Texas Legislature session.
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