| Chicago Tribune |
There is a way to subvert the subversion of money as a dividing force in politics. It’s time for ranked choice voting in Illinois, so that people can joyfully select people whom they feel most inspired by and give themselves the options of their second, third and fourth choice if their first choice is not viable.
It’s time to pass SB2004 to enact ranked choice voting in our state.
— Mohiuddin Ahmed, River Forest
RCV rewards consensus
This race highlights a basic flaw in plurality voting. When similar candidates run, they split voters with overlapping views. The winner isn’t necessarily the most widely supported candidate but just the one who comes out ahead in a fractured field.
That’s the difference: Plurality rewards narrow leads; RCV rewards consensus.
— Kenneth Corrigan, Chicago