1.19 Voting Your Hopes

Show Notes

Is there a way to make elections more fair and get voters excited? Can we create a system that encourages us to talk about the issues?

Find RCV for Colorado on social media at facebook.com/@rcvforcolorado or at their website below to learn more.

Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSheLVsiXYYwm4VFLuhY7B-L--7-YV0H2wkLecHHAW4ds1p2xhH1J0AfpjORt05UN62uAzFkwhnNw-8/pub

Articles and items we referenced:

Ranked Choice Voting for Colorado: https://rcvforcolorado.org/

A Brief History of Voting from Fair Vote: https://www.fairvote.org/a-brief-history-of-ranked-choice-voting

Don't Throw Away Your Vote, May 29, 2018:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2018/05/29/dont-throw-away-your-vote-ranked-choice-elections-gather-momentum/

Why 5% for the Green Party is a win for America, CNBC, Oct 27, 2016:

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/27/why-5-for-the-green-party-is-a-win-for-america-jill-stein-commentary.html

Could Maine's new ranked-choice voting change American elections?, Boston Globe, Oct 17, 2017:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2018/10/17/could-maine-new-ranked-choice-voting-change-american-elections/6VqNC73bQzMrPd0RSepA8L/story.html

The fastest growing voting bloc in America isn't what you think it is, Apr 28, 2016:

https://www.bustle.com/articles/157646-the-fastest-growing-voting-bloc-in-america-isnt-what-you-think-it-is

Center for Civic Design:https://civicdesign.org/

BiCurean Moment:

Mike Foote_ Amendment 74 threatens legal free-for-all - Boulder Daily, Sep 15, 2018http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_32140634/mike-foote-amendment-74-threatens-legal-free-all

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