More choice, more voice, more power with Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)

The current single-choice election process creates tens of thousands of wasted votes.

Why? Because early and absentee voters sometimes vote for candidates who drop out or are no longer viable by a state’s primary date. That means those voters’ choices don’t count for anything.

RCV is Better because it prevents wasted votes and gives voters the opportunity to express their full range of preferences, rather than feeling pressure to use their single vote for a compromise candidate.

Votes for dropouts or nonviable candidates are simply redistributed to the voter’s next highest-ranked choice. This means that the ultimate nominee has the support of the most number of voters

RCV opens the door to more options for voters to ensure the winner actually represents the will of the majority. 

And, with RCV, voters no longer feel a need to vote against a candidate. Instead, they are able to vote FOR someone. No matter what happens, each person’s vote matters with RCV.

It’s no secret that people of color and women are dramatically underrepresented in our politics.

We’ve only ever had one non-white president, and no president has ever been a woman or identified as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Even when diverse candidates do run, they’re seen as having less chance of winning against their opponents.

RCV is Better because it has been shown to increase diversity among winners selected with ranked choice ballots. Because RCV voters can vote for who they really want, their true preferences are revealed. It turns out that many voters do support diverse candidates–we just don’t get to see that reflected in our current system. Instead, many people from minority groups feel unseen and unheard by our nation’s leaders. RCV is an opportunity for voters to feel truly represented by the people they elect.