Portland’s ranked-choice debut causes voter engagement to crater; 1 in 5 who cast ballots chose no one for City Council - eviltoast
  • comador @lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    It’s less understanding/stupidity and more an issue with laziness/desire. I have no doubt that 99% of people who actually did vote selected their first rank choice and say eff it to the rest of the rankings. Too much effort and time to complete.

    • Asafum@feddit.nl
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      3 days ago

      I think I’d still file that under stupid.

      I really hope mail ballots become the norm. It was absolutely wonderful to be able to take the time to look people/propositions I didn’t know up while I had the ballot there. That won’t help with laziness though. Can’t help lazy. :/

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        3 days ago

        Just a note on mail ballots. Some can often abuse it by coercing their spouses to vote a particular way.