Our Efforts Paid Off - the Rule 14A Amendment
to Ban RCV was Defeated!

Rank the Vote, Fair Vote and IRV for Texas want to thank you for stepping up.

Because of efforts by several of our IRV for Texas supporters and others around the country, the Democratic National Committee meeting in Austin ended with a failed attempt to ban RCV in internal affairs.

Rule 14A amended wording that failed:

Delegates shall be allocated in a fashion that fairly reflects the expressed presidential preference or uncommitted status of the primary voters or, if there is no binding primary, the convention and/or caucus participants. No ballot used for purposes of allocation of delegates among presidential preference shall permit voters to express more than one presidential preference. Where state law provides for multiple presidential preferences in a primary, only the first round will be considered for delegate allocation purposes.

The red text was added to Rule 14A.  It did not pass.  The current text of Rule 14A remains the same as it has for years - the black text.

The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting

Message from Adam Hicks, founder and host of Community Documentary Night.

The purpose of this event is to give people the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions on a wide range of topics with people from various backgrounds. Mr. Hicks reached out to us to see if folks in IRVforTexas would be interested in attending their free Special Virtual Documentary Night on Sunday, October 4th in honor of National Voter Education Week.The event is from 7 pm to 9 pm ET6pm-8pm CT), but you don't have to stay the entire time. It is very flexible so people can come late or leave early if needed.

For this event we are meeting to talk about the film, The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting. From Maine to New Mexico, citizens across America are clamoring for free and fair elections through ranked choice voting (RCV). Their  story unfolds as voters organizing to enact the reform face fierce pushback from establishment politicians. The film looks at the historical rise, fall, and rebirth of RCV in the United States and abroad, and embed viewers in the front line of the battle raging over voters' rights.

Since the image below is a .jpg, here are the links referenced:

To watch the film for free, click here.

To RSVP, click here.

To join the email list, click here.

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A New Path Forward

IRV for Texas was formed in 2019 to advocate for the use of ranked choice voting to save the cost of runoff elections, elect winners with broad voter support, and make election campaigns more civil. We have had some small successes, including having the Texas House pass a bill to enable use of RCV for military and overseas voters to ensure they did not face delays voting in runoff elections.

Initially we built an active volunteer base, educating the public about the benefits of RCV, working on communications and social media, maintaining our technology platform, and doing other things to move our mission forward. We shifted our focus from grassroots growth to direct legislative work after a change in national political winds sought to ban ranked choice voting in states like Texas.

We are charting a new path forward that starts with hiring an Executive Director, made possible by a recent grant, to help rebuild our grassroots volunteer network. This is where you come in. Have ideas on how to promote and educate people about ranked choice voting? Ready to volunteer a few hours a week? We would love your help!

If you are interested, please contact Mary Beth Gilbert.

Texas needs a better way to vote. Now is the time for you to help make it happen.

Want to Help Our Organization Thrive?

We Need Social Media Volunteers!

Social media provides the best way to get in touch with most voters and potential voters today. This is a resource we have barely tapped into and really need someone who is proficient here. Young voters are an untapped constituency and are plugged into all social media platforms. Help us get the word out about all things instant runoff voting.

• If you are a social media user, we need you. IRVforTexas is looking for volunteers to post to and/or manage our social media accounts.

                 If you are interested, please contact Mary Beth Gilbert.

• If you are an experienced Canva user, we need you.

                 If you are interested, please contact Mary Beth Gilbert.

IRVforTexas Relies on Donations
to Spread the Word about IRV

There are so many people who either haven't heard about IRV or have received misinformation about it. Reaching those people takes resources and time, but it is definitely something worth pursuing.

Please consider making a one-time or recurring monthly donation to help ensure that our work to improve Texas elections can continue.

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