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Georgia senators move to ban expansion of ranked-choice voting method in the state (www.wabe.org)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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From WABE Politics News:

Ranked-choice voting is barely present in Georgia, but Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and some state senators want to keep it from expanding. Under the voting method used in some elections […]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Because it is too effective at transferring the power to choose to the citizens. It would erode both parties power and prevent scenarios where people have to vote for the lesser of two evils. People would be able to vote for people they want without the fear that voting third party would assist die hard party voters of opposing values from winning via party fracturing.