Legislative Referrals Scheduled For November 2024 Ballot
Referendum 403 converts Oregon to Ranked Choice Voting. Rank-choice voting is an instant runoff system that can neutralize the people’s will. The process is for the ballots to be recounted in rounds, eliminating the lowest candidate until one candidate has the majority of votes. Each round is a new count substituting second and third choices, so the winning candidate in round one can be overridden in subsequent rounds when second and third choices are added into the count. Too many choices distorts the method and may not reflect the voters’ choice. In Oregon’s governor race, each party had over 10 choices, the process does not provide for how to limit the number of candidates, except to adopt rules.
The Case Against Ranked Choice Voting. Click to see slides made available by Ranked Choice Education Association.
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