Posted on Jan 26, 2022
Supporters of ranked choice voting in Oregon file petitions to implement it statewide
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Supporters of a voting method that allows people to rank candidates in order of preference want to give Oregonians the chance to use the method in statewide elections.
It’s called “ranked choice voting.” In Oregon, it’s been used on a limited basis in Benton County. It’s used statewide in Maine and in some American cities.
Supporters of the method in Oregon have filed a pair of initiatives aimed at putting the question before voters this fall. The two initiatives are similar. Co-petitioner Blair Bobier of Corvallis said the only difference is that one of them would include the presidential election in ranked choice voting, and the other would not.
Otherwise, the ranked choice method would be used in all Oregon elections for members of Congress, as well as all statewide positions including governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, and labor commissioner.
Supporters of ranked choice voting say it allows voters to have a greater say in election outcomes. If no single candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote in the initial count, then the candidate with the least support gets removed from consideration. Then, elections officials consider the second choice candidate on the ballots of people who voted for the person who was eliminated.
It’s called “ranked choice voting.” In Oregon, it’s been used on a limited basis in Benton County. It’s used statewide in Maine and in some American cities.
Supporters of the method in Oregon have filed a pair of initiatives aimed at putting the question before voters this fall. The two initiatives are similar. Co-petitioner Blair Bobier of Corvallis said the only difference is that one of them would include the presidential election in ranked choice voting, and the other would not.
Otherwise, the ranked choice method would be used in all Oregon elections for members of Congress, as well as all statewide positions including governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, and labor commissioner.
Supporters of ranked choice voting say it allows voters to have a greater say in election outcomes. If no single candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote in the initial count, then the candidate with the least support gets removed from consideration. Then, elections officials consider the second choice candidate on the ballots of people who voted for the person who was eliminated.
Supporters of ranked choice voting in Oregon file petitions to implement it statewide
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We'd certainly weed out many of the more radical candidates with ranked choice voting.
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SPC Kevin Ford
SrA John Monette - In general it's going to lead to a whole heck of a lot of people thinking, well he wasn't my first choice but at least it wasn't that turkey that I absolutely hate.
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I’m all for ranked choice. I’ve read some interacting ideas in conjunction with it about Congressional representation I.e. multiple reps, elected via ranked choice, representing the same district albeit a much larger district than we might have now. Gets really interesting when you think about it…
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Another typical Oregon Left-wing ploy; with a current 55%-45% statewide Left over Right political ideological split among the populace, the Left gets to guarantee a Right-Winger will never see the light of day in an election where it counts, especially in Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion, Linn and Lane Counties (basically the I-5 corridor of Portland-Salem-Eugene) which holds 63% of Oregon's total population of 4,289,439 souls all while occupying only 11% (11,187 sq miles) of Oregon's 98,381 square miles. The rest of Oregon gets the shaft, but what else is new?
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