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You don't get a lot of chances to change the voting system. Tacoma, WA changed to IRV for a while, but it didn't make any difference in who got elected, then th
by coryrc 5y ago
You don't get a lot of chances to change the voting system. Tacoma, WA changed to IRV for a while, but it didn't make any difference in who got elected, then they threw it out a few years later. Good luck getting a better system in place now.
- wslack 5y agoDid they eliminate the primary process? The real value of IRV (IMO) is when you can have a Sanders and a Clinton (or a Trump and a Rubio) both on a general election ballot.
- coryrc 5y agoIt appears they did, from https://www.sightline.org/2017/09/19/what-really-happened-with-instant-runoff-voting-in-pierce-county-washington/ https://www.sightline.org/2017/09/19/what-really-happened-wi... "In a single high-turnout election in November, voters could rank any candidates they wanted, regardless of party."