If you are thinking about the Zoom meeting on ranked choice voting tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 p.m., here’s some more information. Two cities in NM already do ranked choice voting, Las Cruces and Santa Fe. Is this something that sounds right for Albuquerque? We’ll have a chance to learn how it works and to discuss.
Jeanne Logsdon found this information for us.
http://lwvroguevalley.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20161203MainApprovesRanckChoiceVoting.pdf
https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/web.sas.upenn.edu/dist/7/538/files/2019/07/AFGK-ESRA-2019-paper.pdf
Rank Deficiency? Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Single-Winner Ranked-Choice Voting
Abstract: In the past decade, debate around the effects of the instant runoff voting (IRV) has intensified, as proponents seek to build upon a victory in Maine to expand its use to more states. However, there has relied on unsubstantiated claims from both sides, as it has only been used in a single statewide election. This lack of information around IRV is compounded by the fact that relatively little work has been done around the behavioral impacts of IRV in a multiparty setting, with most of the elections happening in cities that lean strongly Democrat. This study seeks to better understand this reform by being the first to holistically analyze both the micro-level and macro-level impacts of IRV. In doing so, I find strong experimental and observational evidence to suggest that the negative impacts of IRV outweigh any positive effects, and that elite-led opinion may serve as a mitigating factor.
Our presenter will be Mario Jimenez from Common Cause. He is also the former deputy Dona Ana County Clerk and has actual experience with this process.
Here is the Zoom invitation.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84510768092?pwd=OENENEh4Wjh3aDFYTnI2Z3d1MmZPdz09
Meeting ID: 845 1076 8092
Passcode: 765547
One tap mobile
+13462487799,,84510768092#,,,,*765547# US (Houston)
+16699009128,,84510768092#,,,,*765547# US (San Jose)
Dial by your location
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
Meeting ID: 845 1076 8092
Passcode: 765547
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdxCwxcDcZ
Karen Wentworth
Co-President, LWVCNM
(505) 263-9066