Democratic activists are looking to overhaul the party’s presidential primary process with ranked-choice voting.

Proponents of the idea have privately met with Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin and other leading party officials who want to see ranked-choice voting in action for 2028. Those behind the push include Representative Jamie Raskin, the nonprofit Fairvote Action, and Joe Biden pollster Celinda Lake.

Axios reports that ranked-choice supporters told a DNC breakfast meeting in D.C. that they believe it would unify and strengthen the party, prevent votes from being “wasted” after candidates withdraw, and encourage candidates to build coalitions. The publication quotes DNC members as being divided on the issue, with some being open and others thinking that it is best left to state parties.

  • w3dd1e@lemmy.zip
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    5 hours ago

    Missouri tricked people into banning it by making it sound like they were banning non-citizens from casting multiple votes and the dumb dumbs who don’t read anything just voted for it.

    Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

    • Make the Constitution consistent with state law by only allowing citizens of the United States to vote;
    • Prohibit the ranking of candidates by limiting voters to a single vote per candidate or issue; and
    • Require the plurality winner of a political party primary to be the single candidate at a general election?

    https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2024-11-05/missouri-amendment-7-ranked-choice-voting-noncitizen

    MO GOP had a long history of getting illiterate voters to vote against themselves with shade language. Voters approved an anti-gerrymandering amendment but GOP put confusing language on the ballot, a year later, that tricked voters into cancelling that out.

    A judge had to step in on the abortion ballot proposal because they tried to do it again. Thankfully, the judge made them out clear language on it. Unfortunately, they are trying it again with abortion next year.

    https://www.kmbc.com/article/missouri-abortions-judge-approves-ballot-language/68915245

    • Psythik@lemmy.world
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Similar thing happened in AZ. When a ranked choice voting bill was on the ballot, the opposition labeled it as “California-style voting”. Since Arizonans have an irrational hate for California, it worked phenomenally and the bill was stuck down by the idiot masses.