Welcome to Beyond Party Lines, where we take the political noise out of politics.

“Sometimes you just have to vote for the lesser of two evils”

“Don’t throw away your vote on a third-party candidate”

“Anybody but [insert either candidate here]”

Sound familiar? Our electoral system plays into that idea it’s normal to vote AGAINST someone rather than FOR someone. We can’t exercise our voices without wasting our votes. But there are other systems out there, designed to help you vote for someone that actually represents you without sacrificing your vote.

Maybe there’s a better way. Today we’re discussing Ranked Choice Voting, and how it could bring more power back to voters, and give them more (and better) choices.

https://time.com/5718941/ranked-choice-voting/

https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095737871

https://www.fairvote.org/what_affects_voter_turnout_rates

https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/election-costs.aspx

https://ballotpedia.org/Runoff_election

https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2017/02/20/estimate-special-election-costs-less-expected/98150380/

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/voter-turnout-in-presidential-elections

https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming/rcv.html

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/07/921287288/how-maines-ranked-choice-voting-system-works

https://www.vox.com/2020/11/19/21537126/alaska-measure-2-ranked-choice-voting-results

https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2020/11/04/why-did-massachusetts-reject-ranked-choice-voting

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/07/08/two-utah-lawmakers-seek/

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