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Why do American ballots have more than two choices, when the news media has spent their time pretending there are only two? (programming.dev)
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When you get your ballot and there's 10 choices but all year the media pretends there's only two, that should tell you something's seriously broken

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[โ€“] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

You don't need to vote third party to get Ranked Choice Voting. There are ballot measures this election to introduce ranked choice voting, independent on who you vote for President. You can vote for Harris and RCV if you're in one of these states:

Oregon

Oregon voters will vote on Measure 117 in November 2024 on whether they will use ranked choice voting general elections for statewide and federal offices (starting in 2028).

The Oregon Legislature passed the reform in 2023, but any change to the state constitution requires referral to the voters before enacting.

Colorado

Proposition 131 will appear on Colorado's November 2024 ballot. If passed, it would establish an "all-candidate primary" where the top four vote getters move on to a ranked-choice general election.

Idaho

Proposition 1 has been certified to appear on Idaho's November 2024 ballot. If passed, it would establish an "all-candidate primary" where the top four vote getters move on to a ranked-choice general election.

Nevada

Nevada voters will vote in November 2024 on whether they will use open primaries and ranked choice voting general elections (starting in 2026).

Voters already approved it in 2022, but it needs to pass in two consecutive ballot measures in order to amend the state constitution.

Washington D.C.

Initiative 83 will open up the District's primary elections to allow voters not registered with a political party to participate (~71,000 people). General elections will use ranked-choice voting where voters can rank up to 5 candidates.

https://www.rankedvote.co/guides/understanding-ranked-choice-voting/2024-rcv-on-the-ballot

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