Felix Sargent
@fsargent.bsky.social
Former chair of the board at the Center for Election Science. Passionate advocate for election reform and systemic solutions to societies problems.
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Almost half of Frey voters only ranked him, far more than any other 1st choice. Davis 1st choicers were the most generous, 84% of them ranked 3
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Almost half of Frey voters only ranked him, far more than any other 1st choice. Davis 1st choicers were the most generous, 84% of them ranked 3
Just updated RCV.report with Minneapolis Minnesota elections!
rcv.report: detailed reports on ranked-choice elections.
RCV.report
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Just updated RCV.report with Minneapolis Minnesota elections!
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Hi Utah, Welcome to the Family!
✅ Approval Voting coming to an election near you...
📍In Salt Lake County: Herriman, Magna, West Jordan, West Valley City
📍In Tooele County: Tooele, West Desert
📍In Utah County: Eagle Mountain, Fairfield, Lehi, Bluffdale
#approvalvoting #vote
✅ Approval Voting coming to an election near you...
📍In Salt Lake County: Herriman, Magna, West Jordan, West Valley City
📍In Tooele County: Tooele, West Desert
📍In Utah County: Eagle Mountain, Fairfield, Lehi, Bluffdale
#approvalvoting #vote
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Hi Utah, Welcome to the Family!
✅ Approval Voting coming to an election near you...
📍In Salt Lake County: Herriman, Magna, West Jordan, West Valley City
📍In Tooele County: Tooele, West Desert
📍In Utah County: Eagle Mountain, Fairfield, Lehi, Bluffdale
#approvalvoting #vote
✅ Approval Voting coming to an election near you...
📍In Salt Lake County: Herriman, Magna, West Jordan, West Valley City
📍In Tooele County: Tooele, West Desert
📍In Utah County: Eagle Mountain, Fairfield, Lehi, Bluffdale
#approvalvoting #vote
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🚨 The government is preparing a new Elections Bill, promising to strengthen Britain's democracy.
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🚨 The government is preparing a new Elections Bill, promising to strengthen Britain's democracy.
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
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🚨 NEW: Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission
— FPTP “threatens to undermine the resilience and stability of our democratic system”, @appgfairelections.bsky.social MPs say
— The group is calling on ministers to greenlight its plan
Exclusive story 👇
— FPTP “threatens to undermine the resilience and stability of our democratic system”, @appgfairelections.bsky.social MPs say
— The group is calling on ministers to greenlight its plan
Exclusive story 👇
Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission - Politics.co.uk
A group of cross-party MPs have set out a “ready to go” blueprint for an independent review of the UK’s first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for fair e...
www.politics.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🚨 NEW: Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission
— FPTP “threatens to undermine the resilience and stability of our democratic system”, @appgfairelections.bsky.social MPs say
— The group is calling on ministers to greenlight its plan
Exclusive story 👇
— FPTP “threatens to undermine the resilience and stability of our democratic system”, @appgfairelections.bsky.social MPs say
— The group is calling on ministers to greenlight its plan
Exclusive story 👇
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📜 We're pleased to publish a Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward
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⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward
🧵 1/3
National Commission on Electoral Reform: Terms of Reference
APPG for Fair Elections
www.fairelections.uk
September 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
📜 We're pleased to publish a Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward
🧵 1/3
⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward
🧵 1/3
We have the first ever cast vote records from an approval voting election! ✅✅☑️✅
The St. Louis data is conclusive: voters embraced the system's flexibility. 33% approved multiple candidates, debunking bullet voting myths.
felixsargent.com/democracy/20...
The St. Louis data is conclusive: voters embraced the system's flexibility. 33% approved multiple candidates, debunking bullet voting myths.
felixsargent.com/democracy/20...
St. Louis Approval Voting: What the Cast Vote Records Reveal
Analysis of cast vote records from St. Louis's approval voting election reveals that voters embraced the system as intended, with 33% supporting multiple can...
felixsargent.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
We have the first ever cast vote records from an approval voting election! ✅✅☑️✅
The St. Louis data is conclusive: voters embraced the system's flexibility. 33% approved multiple candidates, debunking bullet voting myths.
felixsargent.com/democracy/20...
The St. Louis data is conclusive: voters embraced the system's flexibility. 33% approved multiple candidates, debunking bullet voting myths.
felixsargent.com/democracy/20...
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This day in 2022: "Is There a Better System Than Ranked-Choice Voting?"
"No rankings, no runoffs, no assigning each candidate a numerical score between 0 and 99"
https://www.wweek.com/news/dr-know/2022/08/07/is-there-a-better-system-than-ranked-choice-voting/
#approvalvoting #votingreform #fptp
"No rankings, no runoffs, no assigning each candidate a numerical score between 0 and 99"
https://www.wweek.com/news/dr-know/2022/08/07/is-there-a-better-system-than-ranked-choice-voting/
#approvalvoting #votingreform #fptp
Is There a Better System Than Ranked-Choice Voting?
www.wweek.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This day in 2022: "Is There a Better System Than Ranked-Choice Voting?"
"No rankings, no runoffs, no assigning each candidate a numerical score between 0 and 99"
https://www.wweek.com/news/dr-know/2022/08/07/is-there-a-better-system-than-ranked-choice-voting/
#approvalvoting #votingreform #fptp
"No rankings, no runoffs, no assigning each candidate a numerical score between 0 and 99"
https://www.wweek.com/news/dr-know/2022/08/07/is-there-a-better-system-than-ranked-choice-voting/
#approvalvoting #votingreform #fptp
📊 The complete 1976 Hansard Society Commission on Electoral Reform is now on @archive.org
I've converted the PDF to markdown/epub with:
✅ Verified election data tables (1918-1974)
✅ Clean formatting and structure
✅ Full accessibility
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social
I've converted the PDF to markdown/epub with:
✅ Verified election data tables (1918-1974)
✅ Clean formatting and structure
✅ Full accessibility
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social
Commission On Electoral Reform ( 1976) : The Hansard Society : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The Report Of The Hansard Society Commission On Electoral Reform
archive.org
August 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📊 The complete 1976 Hansard Society Commission on Electoral Reform is now on @archive.org
I've converted the PDF to markdown/epub with:
✅ Verified election data tables (1918-1974)
✅ Clean formatting and structure
✅ Full accessibility
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social
I've converted the PDF to markdown/epub with:
✅ Verified election data tables (1918-1974)
✅ Clean formatting and structure
✅ Full accessibility
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social
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1.
I'm stunned to find myself writing this, but I can suddenly see a route to PR
It's partly the rise of Reform, of course, but partly about the Labour rule-book
NEW COL explains www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/707...
I'm stunned to find myself writing this, but I can suddenly see a route to PR
It's partly the rise of Reform, of course, but partly about the Labour rule-book
NEW COL explains www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/707...
PR is no longer unthinkable
Turkeys don’t vote for Christmas, but if and when Labour members pick the next PM, electoral reform could become unavoidable
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
1.
I'm stunned to find myself writing this, but I can suddenly see a route to PR
It's partly the rise of Reform, of course, but partly about the Labour rule-book
NEW COL explains www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/707...
I'm stunned to find myself writing this, but I can suddenly see a route to PR
It's partly the rise of Reform, of course, but partly about the Labour rule-book
NEW COL explains www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/707...
I want a sticker set of all the emoji. Not some, all of them. Why is this hard?
August 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I want a sticker set of all the emoji. Not some, all of them. Why is this hard?
I’m worried that RCV is an intentional wedge issue that stops voting reform. Alternative Vote (an RCV method) failed in the UK because of its complexity.
No matter how much we want proportional representation the UK, RCV will cause it to fail.
Our opponents are counting on it.
No matter how much we want proportional representation the UK, RCV will cause it to fail.
Our opponents are counting on it.
August 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I’m worried that RCV is an intentional wedge issue that stops voting reform. Alternative Vote (an RCV method) failed in the UK because of its complexity.
No matter how much we want proportional representation the UK, RCV will cause it to fail.
Our opponents are counting on it.
No matter how much we want proportional representation the UK, RCV will cause it to fail.
Our opponents are counting on it.
The electoral reform movement is hamstrung by so much of the good work being done behind closed doors, and not wanting to celebrate until we win the war.
We need to be loud about every meeting. Every letter to the editor.
We need to be loud about every meeting. Every letter to the editor.
August 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The electoral reform movement is hamstrung by so much of the good work being done behind closed doors, and not wanting to celebrate until we win the war.
We need to be loud about every meeting. Every letter to the editor.
We need to be loud about every meeting. Every letter to the editor.
RCV is a tax on the electoral reform movement.
Don't let the debate over a single controversial reform like #RCV overshadow other good ideas for improving our #elections. Focusing solely on one solution can cause us to miss out on other valuable changes. electionscience.org/education#so...
#starvoting #prorep
#starvoting #prorep
The Center for Election Science | Our Work
Learn about problems like vote splitting, the center squeeze effect, the spoiler effect as well as solutions like approval voting.
electionscience.org
August 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
RCV is a tax on the electoral reform movement.
Approval.vote is down while working with
@electionscience.bsky.social
to renew the domain, but in the meanwhile it’s available on approvalvoting.report
@electionscience.bsky.social
to renew the domain, but in the meanwhile it’s available on approvalvoting.report
Approval.vote
June 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Approval.vote is down while working with
@electionscience.bsky.social
to renew the domain, but in the meanwhile it’s available on approvalvoting.report
@electionscience.bsky.social
to renew the domain, but in the meanwhile it’s available on approvalvoting.report
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Honestly, this is so confusing. Makes me much prefer Approval Voting instead of ranked choice voting.
June 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Honestly, this is so confusing. Makes me much prefer Approval Voting instead of ranked choice voting.
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There are a lot of interesting details for scholars to explore about basically everything, but for practitioners you get the most value out of the basics:
— Moderates do better at elections
— Free trade makes most people better off
— The past was poorer
— Moderates do better at elections
— Free trade makes most people better off
— The past was poorer
April 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
There are a lot of interesting details for scholars to explore about basically everything, but for practitioners you get the most value out of the basics:
— Moderates do better at elections
— Free trade makes most people better off
— The past was poorer
— Moderates do better at elections
— Free trade makes most people better off
— The past was poorer
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Please consider approval voting instead. It's much simpler for voters, and also simpler to count.
It's vital that our country gets rid of first past the post, and RCV is too complex-seeming to get the popular support it needs.
Approval voting is an easy sell "vote for whoever you approve of"
It's vital that our country gets rid of first past the post, and RCV is too complex-seeming to get the popular support it needs.
Approval voting is an easy sell "vote for whoever you approve of"
April 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Please consider approval voting instead. It's much simpler for voters, and also simpler to count.
It's vital that our country gets rid of first past the post, and RCV is too complex-seeming to get the popular support it needs.
Approval voting is an easy sell "vote for whoever you approve of"
It's vital that our country gets rid of first past the post, and RCV is too complex-seeming to get the popular support it needs.
Approval voting is an easy sell "vote for whoever you approve of"
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As North Dakota Law makers move to repeal Approval Voting in Fargo, its an important time to revisit why the citizens voted to fix their elections in the first place. Learn more here https://electionscience.org/education/fargo-success #fargo #approvalvoting
Success Stories: Fargo Before and After Approval Voting | Center for Election Science
Success Stories: Fargo Before and After Approval Voting
electionscience.org
February 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
As North Dakota Law makers move to repeal Approval Voting in Fargo, its an important time to revisit why the citizens voted to fix their elections in the first place. Learn more here https://electionscience.org/education/fargo-success #fargo #approvalvoting
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Early voting is underway in St. Louis. This is the third election cycle in the city using approval voting.
Early voting begins in St. Louis municipal primary
There are contested primaries for mayor, comptroller and to represent the 3rd and 11th wards on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.
www.stlpr.org
February 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Early voting is underway in St. Louis. This is the third election cycle in the city using approval voting.
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It’s great to see local efforts like Utah Approves pushing for voting reforms like #ApprovalVoting! It can make such a difference in making elections more representative and fair. Senator Thatcher’s advocacy for it is a big step forward. How do you think this will impact future elections in Utah?
January 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It’s great to see local efforts like Utah Approves pushing for voting reforms like #ApprovalVoting! It can make such a difference in making elections more representative and fair. Senator Thatcher’s advocacy for it is a big step forward. How do you think this will impact future elections in Utah?
Westminster's First Past the Post system blocks voters from getting the results they want. The Electoral Reform Society's new report: www.electoral-reform.org.uk/a-system-out...
@electoralreform.bsky.social @electionscience.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social @electionscience.bsky.social
A System Out of Step – New report on the 2024 General Election
Today we have published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step.The General Election in 2024 was not only the most disproportional election in British ele
www.electoral-reform.org.uk
December 14, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Westminster's First Past the Post system blocks voters from getting the results they want. The Electoral Reform Society's new report: www.electoral-reform.org.uk/a-system-out...
@electoralreform.bsky.social @electionscience.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social @electionscience.bsky.social
The thing that absolutely pisses me off the most about crypto is that still to this day there is not a good way to do cross currency transfers without getting arbitrary bank fees. The fact that most crypto platforms charge a fee to transfer from US dollars into crypto negates the entire premise
December 5, 2024 at 2:25 AM
The thing that absolutely pisses me off the most about crypto is that still to this day there is not a good way to do cross currency transfers without getting arbitrary bank fees. The fact that most crypto platforms charge a fee to transfer from US dollars into crypto negates the entire premise
February 25, 2024 at 8:49 AM