ST. LOUIS — Five states have banned ranked choice voting in the last two months, bringing the total number of Republican-leaning states now prohibiting the voting method to 10.

Missouri could soon join them.

If approved by voters, a GOP-backed measure set for the state ballot this fall would amend Missouri’s constitution to ban ranked choice voting.

  • TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
    62·
    6 months ago

    We believe in the one person, one vote system of elections that our country was founded upon,” Missouri state Sen. Ben Brown, the ballot measure’s sponsor, said in an interview

    Ranked choice is one person one vote. One person enters the voting booth and votes once. It’s not as though ranked choice voting gives some people the opportunity to vote multiple times, every voter is allowed to rank the candidates one time.

    • venusaur@lemmy.world
      22·
      6 months ago

      Idiots using lies to scare other idiots into following them. People need more education and experience with RCV.

        • venusaur@lemmy.world
          2·
          6 months ago

          I support STAR voting, but RCV has a lot more momentum. We shouldn’t let the two get in the way of each other. Vote for RCV now if your city has momentum, work towards STAR in the future, unless STAR is already popular in your city. People are easily overwhelmed.

  • spujb@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    32·
    6 months ago

    FIVE STATES HAVE BANNED RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS

    why the HECK am i just now learning about this??? and whenever i mention the need for strategic voting due to flaws with FPTP someone is always there to chirp at me to “just do RCV” as though i don’t know and no one is trying

    so you mean to tell me not only are those people who are trying are failing, AND we are moving backwards?

    we’re all going to fucking die, aren’t we

  • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
    271·
    6 months ago

    If a party wants to make first past the post the law, you know that party has no interest in what’s best for its people.

  • Nate Cox@programming.devEnglish
    15·
    6 months ago

    I’m sure this will pass, I just do not understand why people vote against their own best interest so damn often.

  • Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world
    6·
    6 months ago

    Obviously. The people that are banning ranked choice voting are exactly the type who would never get elected if we had ranked choice voting. They’re protecting their undeserved power. Duh.