Ranked choice voting ban would be a slap in the face to Oklahoma military members
Oklahoma should follow the example of states that have used ranked choice voting, empowering military members and their families to vote.
This is a beautiful and compelling story about what the People can do. Against all odds, the people in Maine force the politicians to listen. If only “as Maine goes, so goes the Nation”! —Lawrence Lessig
From Maine to New Mexico, citizens across America are clamoring for free and fair elections through Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Our story unfolds as voters organizing to enact the reform face fierce pushback from establishment politicians. The film looks at the historical rise, fall, and rebirth of RCV in the United States and abroad, and embed viewers in the front line of the battle raging over voters’ rights.
Through a ballot measure in November 2016, the citizens of Maine voted to become the first state in the nation to use Ranked Choice Voting statewide for federal and state elections. One year later, the legislature and governor moved to kill the bill, claiming it was unconstitutional. However, the people have final say through a process called the People’s Veto. Now they have 90 days to collect over sixty thousand signatures in the depth of the Maine winter. Will they succeed?
Enlivened with colorful hand-drawn animation, The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting follows Maine’s story, drops in on cities like Memphis, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Santa Fe that have adopted Ranked Choice Voting, and takes viewers on a whirlwind tour of non-plurality systems dominant throughout the world. Follow this citizen uprising to restore our failing democracy!
Shondra was main editor of Errol Morris' Fast, Cheap & Out of Control, and films by filmmakers Jocelyn Glatzer and Tom Curran.
Oklahoma should follow the example of states that have used ranked choice voting, empowering military members and their families to vote.
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Look past the red carpet and the acceptance speeches — and think about improving our elections with ranked-choice voting.
The bill aimed at ending Utah’s ranked choice voting pilot program failed to pass the legislature on the second-to-last day of the session.
Arlington's adoption of ranked choice voting signals a shift in democratic processes.
Ranked Choice Boston says the system can elect candidates that build consensus.
Alaska is trying something with tremendous potential to help the whole country.
State Senators Tony Hwang and Cathy Osten say ranked choice voting initiative can redefine CT's democratic processes for the better.
"Changing the voting style would improve the way city elections operate," says David Newswanger of the California Ranked Choice Voting Coalition.
Mark Cuban: I think Ranked Choice Voting could have a huge impact and make politics in this country more humane.
Other states are taking notice of Alaska’s innovation.
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