[Lwvcnmtopics] Zoom Presentation and discussion tomorrow at 1:30 on Ranked Choice Voting

[George Richmond]

Today, League of Women Voters Central New Mexico, will meet to discuss 
Ranked Choice Voting.  In New Mexico, voters in two cities, Santa Fe and 
Las Cruces, have used Ranked Choice Voting in their city elections for 
Mayor and City Councilors.  The election for Mayor in Santa Fe had five 
candidates running and in Las Cruces, there were 11 candidates.  In both 
elections the run off elections which take candidates and voters time 
and cost the taxpayers money were not needed.

While it is nice to learn about how Ranked Choice Voting works in the 
state of Maine, the issue today really deals with whether the League of 
Women Voters Central New Mexico should take a position on Ranked Choice 
Voting to encourage the City of Albuquerque should adopt Ranked Choice 
Voting.

For those interested in the longer term processes of Ranked Choice 
Voting, consider the experience in Australia which has been using, and 
refining the process, of Ranked Choice Voting for many years...more than 
100.

George Richmond

In addition, last Fall, I was asked to head a program for our August 
meeting on Ranked Choice Voting.  Yesterday Mayor Tim Keller agreed to 
present the PRO side of Ranked Choice Voting.  I have sent out an 
invitation to another speaker to take the NO side. More on this program 
in the future.

On 4/16/2021 6:42 PM, kwentworth17 at comcast.net wrote:
>
> 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 
> <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 
> <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.
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