Joker@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoRanked choice voting faces cloudy future after election setbacksstateline.orgexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down10
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minus-squarecredo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 hours agoThat’s too many positions to research for just one race. Five to six would probably be about the right amount of candidates for a single seat RCV. I think [open] primaries still have a place to help weed out the field and narrow in on specific candidates.
minus-squareAfricanExpansionist@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoNot every party has the money or resources to run a primary
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-211 hours agoFortunately, the research wasn’t that hard because it’s super easy to eliminate the looney tunes candidates. Ex. this guy: Still, stunning how many first round votes he got… p.s. “Michael Necula”? Mike Neck? Spot the vampire running for office!
That’s too many positions to research for just one race. Five to six would probably be about the right amount of candidates for a single seat RCV.
I think [open] primaries still have a place to help weed out the field and narrow in on specific candidates.
Not every party has the money or resources to run a primary
These are all non-partisan races.
Fortunately, the research wasn’t that hard because it’s super easy to eliminate the looney tunes candidates.
Ex. this guy:
Still, stunning how many first round votes he got…
p.s. “Michael Necula”? Mike Neck? Spot the vampire running for office!