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The United States should use Ranked Choice Voting for Federal elections! -…
The United States should use Ranked Choice Voting for Federal elections!
Pro
What is it?
Know as 'instant runoff voting' improves fairness in elections by allowing voters to rank candidates in order of prefrence.
RCV is straightforward: Voters can rank candidates in order of preference: first, second, third and forth.
Votes that do not help voters' top choices win count for their next choice.
It can work in all types of elections and supports more representative outcomes.
It answers the majority.of voters
Less wasted votes
Minority representation
Increase voter turnout
Con
Cost
cost per ranked choice election
Requires investments in updated voting equipment and training. the cost of just one runoff election for Senate in Georgia cost taxpayers
$75 million.
Economic woes
US is running out of money, debt ceiling
Complexity
FGA22 talks about how voters in RCV elections must rank candidates. If no candidate wins a 50-per cent majority, the race goes through
multiple rounds
.
https://thefga.org/research/ranked-choice-voting-a-disaster-in-disguise/
Makes it harder for voters to make their decisions
Lower voter turnout
Increases the chance for errors to unfold