Three Democrats Re-Introduce Bill That Would Bring Ranked Choice Voting to Congressional Elections Across America - eviltoast
Raskin, Beyer, Welch Bill Would Bring Ranked Choice Voting to Congressional Elections Across America - Rank The Vote
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The legislation would require ranked choice voting in all congressional primary and general elections starting in 2028.

Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) renewed their efforts to bring ranked choice voting to U.S. congressional elections, reintroducing their *Ranked Choice Voting Act *. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) is introducing companion legislation in the Senate.

The legislation would require ranked choice voting (RCV) in all congressional primary and general elections starting in 2028, allowing voters to express support for multiple candidates for public office, with the candidate receiving the most votes declared the winner.

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    112·
    2 months ago

    With the Republican Party fracturing

    Says who? I see very little evidence that it is doing anything but switfly radicalizing while remaining cohesive.

    • bustAsh@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      The New Republic, an online magazine, was created, and is run by Republicans who are absolutely against Trump and those like him. And then there are the Republicans from times gone by that are even speaking out against him and his.

      Edit: hell the acronym RINO , Republican in name only, was created by Trump and company. It refers to republicans who don’t see things his way.

      • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
        2·
        2 months ago

        The term “Republican in name only” was used in the 1920s and the 1950s, then in the Ronald Reagan-era 1980s. The term “RINO” appears in print in December 1992 in an article from Manchester, New Hampshire. -source