Ranked choice voting is an amazing electoral innovation that lets you mark one of the two major party candidates as your “first choice” instead of voting for them outright.
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I was a fan of ranked choice until I tried to explain to a skeptical voter why "some people get to vote multiple times while others just get one vote" and realized that ranked choice adds both cognitive complexity and ballot complexity to an already difficult process
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From ranked choice voting to end-to-end encryption and wood apples, I tend to like stuff a lot until I try it and realize it is way overhyped
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What we really need in California is to combine ranked-choice voting with ballot initiatives! Vote for your top 5 preferred bond issues or constitutional exemptions for companies employing gig workers, ranked in descending order of preference.
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Oooh, then we could have fractional implementation of ballot initiatives based on their vote share.
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Now you're thinking with portals!
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