With a State Senator using the ridiculous and refuted argument that Ranked Choice Voting is confusing, Senate Bill 355 passed in the Georgia Senate Ethics Committee on January 23, 2024.
And, here is testimony from Marc Hyden of the R Street Institute in opposition to the bill.
Thanks to FairVote for the heads up!
Excellent bill. RCV elects commies. It should be abolished everywhere.
In before AZ makes his mandatory retarded rant.
Kudos to the Georgia Senate for trying to ban RCV!
MILITARY FOLKS FROM GA SMARTER THAN GERRYMANDER HACKS ???
MANDATORY TROLL MORON POST BEFORE ANY BODY ELSE ???
What Georgia should do is apply the run-off to the Presidential election, as well.
The use of RCV for military absentee ballots seems to indicate that such voters would not vote in any runoff.
So, would those RCV votes be applied on the first round, or only if a race has a runoff?
Yes AZ, you did make the mandatory troll moron post before anybody else.
AZ JUST ADMITTED HE IS A TROLL MORON! PRINT IT!
@WZ,
In states that use RCV for military absentee ballots, it is a provisional ballot. A voter can still submit a ballot for the runoff.
Hardly the first time AZ admitted it.
TRAVEL TIME FOR GA ELECTION MAIL TO/FROM WAR ZONES IN NEAR/MIDDLE/FAR EAST ???
UNION GEN W T SHERMAN DID NOT DO ENOUGH DAMAGE TO THE GA SECESS REBEL FOLKS IN 1864-1865.
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TOTSOP
JR posted:
“In states that use RCV for military absentee ballots, it is a provisional ballot. A voter can still submit a ballot for the runoff.”
Interesting. So, there are some run-off states in which some voters can choose to cast a RCV ballot, and opt out of the run-off.
Thanks for that.
Adolf Hitler admired Sherman, and based his blitzkrieg on Sherman’s strategy.
@WZ,
Voters are given two ballots. They may return th. In 2008 and 2010 in Louisiana they might have been given 1, 2, or 3 ballots based on the congressional district and party affiliation.
Good bill, 10/10 should pass.
I’m beginning to think that Georgia and Louisiana have the right idea. There should be a run-off scheduled in case no candidate gets 50%. Voters should be given the choice to opt-out of the run-off by casting a provisional run-off or ranked-choice ballot.
The idea should be extended to all voters, not just overseas absentee voters. And, of course, it should be applied to the Presidential election in each state, as well.
Not quite the Max plan, but anything that cuts down on absentee, early, mail, or electronic voting is good.
EARLY NOV. ELECTION DAY FOR EC POPULAR VOTES 2-1-4 — USA LAW
DEC. 12 AMDT ELECTORS VOTE FOR PREZ/VP 2-1-4 — USA LAW
EARLY JAN. EC VOTES COUNTED — 12 AMDT — 2022 USA LAW/CONG RULES
20 JAN – PREZ TERM ENDS/BEGINS 20 AMDT-1
TIME ENOUGH FOR ANY RUN-OFFS IN THE DEAD OF WINTER IN USA [ AND EVEN MORE COURT CASES ABOUT ABOVE ] ???
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ABOLISH EC MINORITY RULE ROT
APPV — PENDING CONDORCET = RCV DONE RIGHT
@WZ,
Congress may have repealed the opportunity to have a runoff for electors (former 3 USC 2).
An alternative would be to use a variant of the scheme used by Tennessee in 1796. Rather than the legislature appointing the electors, the legislature appointed 3 persons from each county, who would meet and name the electors.
Instead of the legislature appointing the persons who choose the electors, have a popular election in August to choose these selectors. These selectors would meet in November to choose the electors.
I AM GOING TO SCREAM MY NONSENSE EVEN LOUDER UNTIL YOU LISTEN TO ME
@ JR:
Well, there are still options for choosing electors without a physical runoff. The Constitution is quite flexible as to how states may choose them.
One alternative method could be that if no candidate for President gets 50% within a state, then the electors are awarded proportionally.