This week, we learn about an innovative method of voting that would allow for equal opportunity for 3rd party candidates. We learn about the pros and cons of changing our system to ranked choice voting. We also learn about the different stages of political party systems the United States has cycled through.

https://rankthevote.wpengine.com/?page_id=10#howrcv

https://civicsforlife.org/the-pros-and-cons-of-open-primaries-and-ranked-choice-voting/?utm_term=ranked%20choice%20voting&utm_campaign=Rank+Choice+Voting&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=2833943392&hsa_cam=20284138772&hsa_grp=145582066050&hsa_ad=662820095171&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-339918182565&hsa_kw=ranked%20choice%20voting&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmNeqBhD4ARIsADsYfTfQV7oMexIebuBOrI4pkCoMhwinBu4x5ODMKwYGGn2PhJohjBuDgmUaAs76EALw_wcB

https://fairvote.org/election-day-2023-ranked-choice-voting-in-action/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked_voting

https://www.voterchoicenj.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmNeqBhD4ARIsADsYfTejxkOid4wHkKvT5xsDYNJUUZHfsBTNZ8CRZIXYMprDELzDg2UJYTsaAj_QEALw_wcB

https://www.sightline.org/introduction-to-ranked-choice-voting/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmNeqBhD4ARIsADsYfTeulWFlYiFHMjfaaXzxJ6ovJHlVXNZ8PObeDFkhsMIyCyVuWCcLlq0aAgexEALw_wcB

https://www.sightline.org/about/

https://my.lwv.org/vermont/article/pros-and-cons-instant-runoff-ranked-choice-voting

https://pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/osamericangovernment/chapter/the-two-party-system/

https://www.history.com/news/whig-party-collapse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Party_System

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Durning

https://my.lwv.org/