Nevada State Senator James Settelmeyer (R-Minden) has asked legislative staff to draft a bill to put a top-two system in place in Nevada. The draft probably won’t be available until February. Senator Settelmeyer reportedly isn’t fully persuaded of the virtue of a top-two system but apparently wants the idea aired. Thanks to Doug Goodman for this news.
No, absolutely not. Kill this bill before Top Two gets another chance to spread like the disease that it is. We need Ranked Choice and/or Proportional Representation instead.
Expect to see the LPNV & Janine Hansen come out in full force against this once the legislative session starts.
That would be a disgrace. Third-parties in California use to get 10-15% of all votes for most state wide offices. Now it’s an awful two candidates who happened to have the most money. There’s almost no way to hurt third-parties more.
Top two is terrible…
Top 2 continues to be a perversion version of IRV.
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V. — pending Condorcet math.
To All: This is Doug Goodman. It’s called political reality. Last session the BDR for top-three w/RCV did not make it into the bill SB 499. My proposal for this session is a single election in Nov using RCV. There is still a chance a bill draft will be submitted. While not ideal, Sen Settlemeyer’s bill for top-two is progress. If passed, other options can be explored down the road. Check out http://www.nevadaelectionreform.blogspot.com for details.