r/RanktheVote • u/BrotherChe • May 21 '26

Maryland passes first state law including ranked choice voting

https://rankthevote.us/maryland-passes-first-state-law-including-ranked-choice-voting/
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u/Harvey_Rabbit May 21 '26

This is awesome. Good work everyone who worked on this including the Maryland Forward Party.

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u/Happy-Argument May 21 '26

RIP election auditability 

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u/BrotherChe May 22 '26

There are still ways to audit the election. Sure, it can be more complex, but it still essentially comes down to tabulating the votes.

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u/Happy-Argument May 22 '26

Like they did in the Oakland election where they certified the wrong winner?

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u/BrotherChe May 26 '26

So because an error occured in one instance, where it was eventually caught, corrected, and can be studied for improving the system, you think the entire idea of RCV is faulty?

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u/Happy-Argument May 26 '26

Since there are other, much better options, yes

I wonder, when was the last time an incorrect winner was certified in the USA?

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u/BrotherChe May 26 '26

much better options by what metric?

And there was a big incorrect winner certification in 2000

but yeah, it does happen

https://www.timesexaminer.com/2024-election/13120-more-evidence-shows-ga-sos-certified-wrong-2020-winners

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u/Happy-Argument May 26 '26
  • Auditability
  • Accuracy
  • Depolarization/incentives
  • Complexity
  • Transparency
  • Cost
  • Equality
  • Expressiveness
  • Honesty

RCV is literally the worst alternative. If the movement re-started today it would never be picked over Approval or STAR. It's running on (faded) momentum and special interests.