March 2022 - Meeting Links
Intro to RCV
- Meeting Sign In Sheet
- FairVote Introduction to RCV video
- Voter Choice Arizona TikTok RCV Explainer Video
- Indiana GOP State Convention RCV Usage (2020)
- Longer RCV video with interviews (2020)
- Scotty Vercoe's award-winning documentary The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting and People’s Veto campaign in Maine
- Recent Wins from Rank The Vote US
Big Wins for Ranked Choice Voting in November
- How the Virginia GOP’s use of RCV in its primary allowed the GOP to win statewide (governor, lt. governor, and attorney general) for the first time in 12 years. RCV helped the party select candidates with broad support.
- Three-city sweep for RCV! Ann Arbor, MI with 73%, Westbrook, ME with 63%, and Broomfield, CO with 52%.
- 21 Utah municipalities used RCV for the first time, and it went smoothly: the Salt Lake County Clerk said “I think it went really well. I was actually pleasantly surprised.”
- (Nov 2021) This FairVote news release summarizes the Nov 2021 election wins for RCV (there are a lot!)
Even more wins nationwide!
- A record 32 cities successfully used RCV on Election Day, across seven states (UT, DE, MA, ME, MI, MN, and NM).
- RCV was successfully used in elections in the largest cities in Utah, Maine, and Minnesota.
- All three ballot measures to adopt RCV elections passed: Broomfield, CO; Westbrook, ME; and Ann Arbor, MI. Voters have now approved 13 straight ballot measures to adopt RCV in cities. Earlier in 2021, Austin, TX and Burlington, VT voters approved ballot measures to adopt RCV.
- New York City’s first-ever RCV primaries in June led to general election wins and their most diverse government ever.
- For lack of RCV: High-profile mayoral races in Boston and Atlanta have gone to expensive runoffs or second-round elections this year.
1/23 RCV Day sponsored by Fairvote
- Video Playback
- 100+ participants, 30+ states - RCV on the move!
RCV Demo - Try it out!
Resources
- Our website - powered by Nationbuilder outreach software
- Social Media - Facebook, Twitter, and more
- Basecamp for team collaboration, Opt-In Link
- RCV Playbook
- GSuite document repository to collaborate on documents and research
- Rank The Vote US - national resources including a playbook and organizing kit. We have support!
- FairVote national resources also providing other support and new video
- Other state efforts and success to bring to Indiana
- BBI Indiana focuses on single-winner / instant runoff option at sub-state level
- Donate to BBI