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Democratic Primaries

mysteryowl

(9,315 posts) Sat Oct 26, 2019, 03:30 PM Oct 2019

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Rank Choice Voting - are there states set up to do this for the primaries?

I was wondering about rank choice voting for the primaries. It seems like it would be a good idea with all candidates there will be. I know it will thin out by then, but there still will be a few. I think rank choice is fair way to select one from a group.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Rank Choice Voting - are there states set up to do this for the primaries? (Original Post) mysteryowl Oct 2019 OP

I think we are in Hawai'i. mahina Oct 2019 #1

I found a cool website about "fair voting" and it includes RCV mysteryowl Oct 2019 #3

Iowa is sort of doing that dsc Oct 2019 #2

RCV website mysteryowl Oct 2019 #4

mahina

(20,645 posts)

1. I think we are in Hawai'i.

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sat Oct 26, 2019, 07:30 PM

Oct 2019

Also our first year doing a mail in primary.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

mysteryowl

(9,315 posts)

3. I found a cool website about "fair voting" and it includes RCV

Reply to mahina (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 26, 2019, 08:10 PM

Oct 2019

You can look up your state, plus see what others are doing.

https://www.fairvote.org/new_ranked_choice_voting_in_states#2019_legislation_advancing_ranked_choice_voting

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

dsc

(53,396 posts)

2. Iowa is sort of doing that

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sat Oct 26, 2019, 07:54 PM

Oct 2019

but given that the delegates are handed out proportionally, only candidates with less than 15% would have their voters opting for a second choice.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

mysteryowl

(9,315 posts)

4. RCV website

Reply to dsc (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 26, 2019, 08:11 PM

Oct 2019

I just found this

https://www.fairvote.org/new_ranked_choice_voting_in_states#2019_legislation_advancing_ranked_choice_voting

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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