On June 18, the Maine Senate passed LD 1083, which provides for Ranked Choice Voting for president in both the presidential primaries, and the general election. Here is the text of the bill. This bill only requires a majority of the legislature in order to pass. It does not require two-thirds.
By contrast, LD 1477, to amend the state constitution and allow ranked choice voting in the general election for state office, was unable to pass this year because it needs two-thirds of each house of the legislature.
RCV infection gets worse —
http://ballot-access.org/2019/05/19/two-utah-cities-will-use-ranked-choice-voting-in-municipal-elections-this-year/
Condorcet
RE 2/3 Const Amdt stuff —
do regimes belong to the LIVING or the DEAD ???
4-4 RFG violation about 2/3 stuff ???
And please do tell Demo Rep how it’s any worse than Plurality voting?…. Right, it’s not. Majority voting is FAR better than largest minority.
This could have big implications if the NPVIC (National Popular Vote Interstate Compact) gets passed either there in Maine or by enough other states. Which vote count would they go by? Only the first Round? or the final tally after someone gets a majority in the state. Another thing that will probably end up in courts if the NPVIC gets passed.
Alden —
rigged majority = Deceptive WORSE than plurality/minority.
— akin to the rigged geerymander majority in most Prez elections
with rigged majority 12 Amdt runoffs.
The FALSE illusion of REAL majorities for ANY office.
Trump got 270 of 538 EC votes in 2016 due to 1 vote in Maine [ CD2 ].
— total machinations at work in Maine.
Any more district EC vote schemes lurking under rocks in other States ???
Gerrymander math –
1/2 or less votes x 1/2 rigged areas = 1/4 or less CONTROL.
RCV scheme – cut the *** or less *** —
1/2 votes x 1/2 rigged areas = 1/4 CONTROL — still OLIGARCHY.
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PR and AppV – pending Condorcet
Above being said –
MAJOR differences in reforms
for partisan legis bodies [ALL can be represented via PR / Condorcet]
and for NON-partisan exec/judic offices [majority winners via AppV / Condorcet] – possible vacancies if NO majorities.
MUST END the INSANE FATAL mania for all powerful exec tyrants – aka dictators — having legis powers — See Stalin, Hitler, etc.