Balloting in 2020 shapes debate over CT voting laws
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Rep. Dan Fox, D-Stamford, co-chairman of the legislative Government Administration & Elections Committee.Michael Cummo / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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House Minority Leader Rep. Vincent Candelora, R-North BranfordDan Haar /Hearst Connecticut Media /Show MoreShow Less
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Cheri Quickmire, executive director of Common Cause in Connecticut.Contributed Photo / Contributed PhotoShow MoreShow Less
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Democrats have some strategic decisions to make as they advance Constitutional amendments for early voting and expanded mail-in balloting measures, the top goals this year for the majority on the legislature’s Government Administration and Elections Committee.
The Broward County chair of Floridians for National Popular Vote explains why she believes our state should join an interstate compact whose member states have sworn to award electoral votes by popular vote once enough states have joined the compact to bring the total to 270 votes.
This year, the Maine Legislature is again considering joining the National Popular Vote Compact. NPV will ensure that all votes for president are counted equally, and will change presidential campaigning, which today focuses exclusively on 12 battleground states. Many Mainers are concerned that small states will lose our influence on elections, should we change how […]
America and Connecticut need Ranked Choice Voting
Our nation’s electoral systems desperately need attention, something which became even more evident when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Partisans disagree about what needs reforming and why. No single measure by itself will put us back on track.
However, the time has come in Connecticut to consider a simple, feasible and nonpartisan reform that has been gaining momentum across the country: Ranked Choice Voting. We are accustomed to elections in which a voter marks a ballot for one candidate only, and where the candidate with the most votes wins. Unfortunately, in crowded primaries, and general elections with more than two candidates, this method of “plurality voting” often produces “winners” who fail to represent the preferences of a majority of voters.