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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRanked choice voting for Congress:
Today, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Peter Welch and I are introducing a bill to expand ranked choice voting to all elections for Congress. RCV assures that winners have majority support, no candidate acts as a âspoiler,â and the voting process favors positive coalition-building.
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@raskin.house.gov) 2025-12-10T14:57:11.386Z
Jilly_in_VA
(14,085 posts)What is this about anyway?
applegrove
(131,042 posts)Today, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Peter Welch and I are introducing a bill to expand ranked choice voting to all elections for Congress. RCV assures that winners have majority support, no candidate acts as a âspoiler,â and the voting process favors positive coalition-building.
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@raskin.house.gov) 2025-12-10T14:57:11.386Z
Jilly_in_VA
(14,085 posts)For some reason, these guys (and most Americans, to tell the truth) are afraid of ranked choice voting, mostly because they don't understand it.
applegrove
(131,042 posts)miss spoiler candidates.
crud
(1,223 posts)Nice to see Jamie Raskin sponsoring this.
