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Ranked Choice Voting

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https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/04/26/the-public-the-political-system-and-american-democracy

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“Only 27% of Americans

think our form of democracy

should be copied.”

  • Pew Charitable Trust

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Have you ever had to vote for the

“lesser-of-two-evils”?

Most voters have.

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The politics of the “lesser-of-two-evils” is

destructive to the the USA

Because voters start to think of the “other side”

as “evil.”

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https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/08/09/2-traits-of-the-parties-trump-and-the-gop/

Our nation divided.

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https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/08/09/2-traits-of-the-parties-trump-and-the-gop/

Our nation divided.

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Our nation divided.

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Leading Scholars

Agree on best reforms

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“Electoral system reforms such as ranked choice voting or proportional representation can alter the incentives parties face and provide new opportunities to break gridlock and combat anti-democratic forces”

- American Political Science Association

AMACAD: :https://www.amacad.org/ourcommonpurpose/report/section/6

Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop, Lee Drutman

Protect Democracy: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/democracy-scholars-end-single-member-districts/

ASPA: https://apsanet.org/Portals/54/reports/APSA-PD%20Political%20Parties%20Report%20[FINAL].pdf?

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RCV in the USA

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RCV in Colorado

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Local Races

  • Basalt (2020)
  • Carbondale (-)
  • Telluride (2011, 2015, 2019)

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Large-scale Local Races

  • Boulder (2023)
  • Broomfield (2025)
  • Fort Collins (2025)

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RCV in Boulder (2023)

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RCV is Easy

86%

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RCV in Boulder (2023)

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Satisfied Voters

77%

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2020 Basalt poll: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CojTDrb-NWMdIX09ovouIMfdWmaCrFzp/view?usp=sharing

2023 Boulder poll: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VVLM6fzZ9kU-YI1v6q7u4_l8G0VEP5swYh778c84lHA/edit?usp=sharing

Satisfied Voters.

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Nonpartisan Election Reform

by, for, and of Colorado people of all parties

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RCV for Colorado is lead by

politically, geographically, and demographically diverse

Colorado voters

pursuing more free choice on election day

and a more representation..

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