On Tuesday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. Betty Keller, MD., League of Women Voters, explains the benefits of Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) and leads us through a fun exercise counting the vote of a mock ranked-choice election. Dr. Keller has studied electoral systems, coming to the conclusion that ranked-choice voting is the best option for Vermont and the country.
REGISTRATION: https://forms.gle/xwBQ5ZxirJr1Wric9. Prior to the meeting, you will receive a ballot to rank your choices.
In ranked-choice voting, voters rank all candidates in order of preference, meaning voters' ballots list not only their first-choice candidate, but also their second choice, third choice, and so on for each position. RCV reduces partisan polarization ensuring that candidates with the broadest coalitions of support win. It also inspires more positive campaigning.
On the ballot for Town Meeting Day in Burlington, March 2, voters will vote on a charter change to adopt Ranked-choice voting for City Council elections. Also, H236, a bill in the State Legislature, seeks to use ranked-choice voting in state Primary Elections. Ranked-choice voting is used for state primary, congressional, and presidential elections in Alaska and Maine and for local elections in more than 20 US cities.
This is a presentation of the League of Women Voters of Lake Champlain (LWVCV), a supporter of ranked-choice voting since 1999. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization that works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
For more information about the LWVCV Ranked-choice voting presentation, contact lwvofvermont@gmail.com.
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