Equal Vote Coalition
@TheEqualVote
Leveling the playing field, fighting for equality in the vote, and giving people the info they need to make informed choices about voting reform.
The Equal Vote Coalition supports science backed voting methods including STAR Voting, Approval Voting, and Ranked Robin that prevent vote-splitting and ensure equality of the vote.
New York Chapter Meeting: TBD (Virtual) Our New York volunteers have been building momentum and plan to have regular meetings soon. Reach out to [email protected] if interested!
A Landmark Step Towards Equitable Elections: CES Advocates for alternative voting methods during NAACP National Convention. tinyurl.com/4w77dwd3 Learn more about the resolution process here: youtube.com/watch?v=a98ezh… #votingreform #approvalvoting #openprimaries #research
With Approval Voting the winner is more likely to be a consensus candidate who is broadly acceptable, rather than a polarizing figure who wins with a narrow plurality. #fixourelections
Content creators around YouTube - from @veritasium to @beatmastermatt to @cgpgrey, and many more - have created videos about voting methods. We've collected the best of these at our A-Z Playlist. Check it out! youtube.com/playlist?list=…
Gerrymandering creates "safe" districts that often elect extreme candidates. #ApprovalVoting can help! By letting voters approve multiple candidates, it favors broadly supported, consensus winners, even in redrawn districts. A step towards fairer representation! #ElectionReform
This is not democracy.
Meet other voting method reform enthusiasts and join the conversation! Open Democracy Discussion: Every Tuesday. starvoting.org/open_democracy…
"It mitigates the tendency for primary candidates with similar political philosophies to attack each other, since, under approval voting, they can share support from the same voters." - New York Times, July 20, 1979. nytimes.com/1979/07/20/arc…
This Sunday, July 20th at 11am PT our Local Los Angeles Chapter is hosting an in-person event! If you are living in the LA area come by to meet STAR Voting advocates and have an opportunity to learn about canvassing. RSVP and learn more here: starvoting.org/la_local_chapt…
We couldn't be prouder of our thoughtful and curious community. Here several advocates take a turn addressing the question: "Is STAR Voting vulnerable to strategic voting?" youtu.be/2_zZZ5mW29I?si…
The problem is our voting methodology. The way we currently vote requires us to mentally reduce the field to the two most "popular" candidates and then pick the one whose ideas appeal to us more (or just as often, whose ideas we dislike less). What we need to do is change the…
Please join us! Our orientations feature a STAR Voting 101 w/ Q&A along with an optional volunteer onboarding. It's a great event for learning more about STAR Voting, as well as for getting involved (or reinvolved) as a volunteer. Next orientations: July 17 and July 28