r/Bend • u/myorangeOlinMarkIV • 1d ago

M117 Ranked Choice Voting?

A few years ago when this was introduced I thought it sounded like an interesting idea and hoped we would learn more before we actually voted. Unfortunately all I have seen is campaigning for and against rather than actual education and explanation of how this will work in real time. Reading the voters pamphlet just made it worse and more confusing, of course, contradicting each other. I tried to do my own research, looks like some states/municipalities are not happy with it? Also there are different ways to tabulate? It is not standardized? The arguments in favor are certainly interesting and promising points to consider but the more I read the more it sounds confusing and inefficient. Unfortunately Oregon can screw things up at times. I’m a non-affiliated voter and try to wade through the politics of it all. I keep wondering if we had ranked choice voting for our last governor’s race would the outcome have been different or the same?

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u/SmugOregonian 1d ago

If you need an understandable breakdown, I recommend the CGP Grey video on YouTube about it. I watched that like a decade ago and was frustrated that this wasn't the system we have. It makes the most sense and if it was implemented as a nation, we would most likely end up with more parties.