Ocean State RCV
@oceanstatercv.bsky.social
A nonpartisan group by Rhode Islanders, for Rhode Islanders. Working to implement #RankedChoiceVoting to improve voter choice and representation.
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The Case for Ranked-Choice Voting in Providence.
Providence may soon be at the forefront of improvements in the way we vote. Many citizens, in Providence and across the country, express frustration with their elected officials and fear [...]
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“Providence may soon be at the forefront of improvements in the way we vote.” pvdeye.org/the-case-for...
“Providence may soon be at the forefront of improvements in the way we vote.” pvdeye.org/the-case-for...
The Case for Ranked-Choice Voting in Providence.
Providence may soon be at the forefront of improvements in the way we vote. Many citizens, in Providence and across the country, express frustration with their elected officials and fear [...]
pvdeye.org
July 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“Providence may soon be at the forefront of improvements in the way we vote.” pvdeye.org/the-case-for...
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Since 1992, the median turnout decline for Georgia's statewide runoffs has been 44%.
Georgians deserve better than high-cost, low-turnout runoffs.
#RankedChoiceVoting is a better, faster, cheaper alternative to runoffs.
Georgians deserve better than high-cost, low-turnout runoffs.
#RankedChoiceVoting is a better, faster, cheaper alternative to runoffs.
Georgia runoff sees turnout drop 10%. Ranked choice voting can help. - FairVote
Georgia held a runoff election in the Democratic primary for Public Service Commission District 3. Turnout fell 10% from the primary.
fairvote.org
July 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Since 1992, the median turnout decline for Georgia's statewide runoffs has been 44%.
Georgians deserve better than high-cost, low-turnout runoffs.
#RankedChoiceVoting is a better, faster, cheaper alternative to runoffs.
Georgians deserve better than high-cost, low-turnout runoffs.
#RankedChoiceVoting is a better, faster, cheaper alternative to runoffs.
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June 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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After a study by a bipartisan working group, #Connecticut is considering #RCV in presidential #primaries, party primaries, and in local #elections! The Connecticut legislature only has a few days left to pass this great #RankedChoiceVoting bill.
Read more: www.ctinsider.com/opinion/arti...
Read more: www.ctinsider.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Ranked choice voting is the next step forward
'Ranked choice voting is a natural next step building on a series of thoughtful, nonpartisan reforms that have modernized and strengthened CT's elections'
www.ctinsider.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
After a study by a bipartisan working group, #Connecticut is considering #RCV in presidential #primaries, party primaries, and in local #elections! The Connecticut legislature only has a few days left to pass this great #RankedChoiceVoting bill.
Read more: www.ctinsider.com/opinion/arti...
Read more: www.ctinsider.com/opinion/arti...
Purple Shirt Brigade! Join us TODAY 3pm at the State House to help us make the case for the three Ranked Choice Voting bills currently in committee! All you need to do is show up with your t-shirt on (or get one when you arrive) Just one hour will make a huge impact.
More than 3,200 Rhode Islanders have spoken up in support of ranked choice voting. Now it’s time to turn up the volume. Join us and help pass RCV legislation this year! Your outreach can make all the difference. Here's what you can do in just a few minutes to make a real impact: bit.ly/25rcvbills
May 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Purple Shirt Brigade! Join us TODAY 3pm at the State House to help us make the case for the three Ranked Choice Voting bills currently in committee! All you need to do is show up with your t-shirt on (or get one when you arrive) Just one hour will make a huge impact.
More than 3,200 Rhode Islanders have spoken up in support of ranked choice voting. Now it’s time to turn up the volume. Join us and help pass RCV legislation this year! Your outreach can make all the difference. Here's what you can do in just a few minutes to make a real impact: bit.ly/25rcvbills
May 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
More than 3,200 Rhode Islanders have spoken up in support of ranked choice voting. Now it’s time to turn up the volume. Join us and help pass RCV legislation this year! Your outreach can make all the difference. Here's what you can do in just a few minutes to make a real impact: bit.ly/25rcvbills
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With #RankedChoiceVoting, voters get more choice, more power, and more representative outcomes.
We explore how ranked choice voting makes more votes count. ⬇️
We explore how ranked choice voting makes more votes count. ⬇️
May 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
With #RankedChoiceVoting, voters get more choice, more power, and more representative outcomes.
We explore how ranked choice voting makes more votes count. ⬇️
We explore how ranked choice voting makes more votes count. ⬇️
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“Ranked choice voting gives voters more say and rewards candidates who appeal to a majority, not just a base. Banning it while trying to close primaries sends one clear message: some politicians don’t want to compete, they just want control.” — Joe Manchin
Manchin slams West Virginia move to ban ranked-choice voting
ormer West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who served as a centrist Democrat for most of his career before becoming an independent last spring, denounced his state’s move to ban ranked-choice voting des…
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May 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“Ranked choice voting gives voters more say and rewards candidates who appeal to a majority, not just a base. Banning it while trying to close primaries sends one clear message: some politicians don’t want to compete, they just want control.” — Joe Manchin
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Did you know? #RankedChoiceVoting avoids wasting taxpayer money!
Instead of paying for costly runoff elections, #RCV allows voters to rank their choices during one election, without the need to return to the ballot box!
youtu.be/9Gd_N2KSoSw?...
Instead of paying for costly runoff elections, #RCV allows voters to rank their choices during one election, without the need to return to the ballot box!
youtu.be/9Gd_N2KSoSw?...
DID YOU KNOW? – Ranked Choice Voting avoids wasting taxpayer money!
YouTube video by Better Ballot North Carolina
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May 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Did you know? #RankedChoiceVoting avoids wasting taxpayer money!
Instead of paying for costly runoff elections, #RCV allows voters to rank their choices during one election, without the need to return to the ballot box!
youtu.be/9Gd_N2KSoSw?...
Instead of paying for costly runoff elections, #RCV allows voters to rank their choices during one election, without the need to return to the ballot box!
youtu.be/9Gd_N2KSoSw?...
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Ed Helms of The Office spoke w/ @karaswisher.bsky.social on how #RankedChoiceVoting rewards candidates who appeal beyond just their base:
“Every candidate is actually now answering to every voter, because every voter has a say in where a candidate will rank on their ballot.” @represent.us
“Every candidate is actually now answering to every voter, because every voter has a say in where a candidate will rank on their ballot.” @represent.us
May 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Ed Helms of The Office spoke w/ @karaswisher.bsky.social on how #RankedChoiceVoting rewards candidates who appeal beyond just their base:
“Every candidate is actually now answering to every voter, because every voter has a say in where a candidate will rank on their ballot.” @represent.us
“Every candidate is actually now answering to every voter, because every voter has a say in where a candidate will rank on their ballot.” @represent.us
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In the 2021 NYC mayoral primary, voters used #RankedChoiceVoting for the first time to express their full preferences among many candidates.
Next month, they’ll have the chance to do it again! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Next month, they’ll have the chance to do it again! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Will Ranked-Choice Voting Work in the 2025 NYC Mayoral Primary?
The result of the crowded 2025 race for mayor may turn on voters' second or third choices, like it nearly did in 2021.
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In the 2021 NYC mayoral primary, voters used #RankedChoiceVoting for the first time to express their full preferences among many candidates.
Next month, they’ll have the chance to do it again! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Next month, they’ll have the chance to do it again! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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From selecting the next Pope to electing a more representative government – learn how #RankedChoiceVoting can reduce the need for lengthy election processes and give voters more choice 👇
rankthevote.us/smoke-signal...
rankthevote.us/smoke-signal...
Smoke Signals Be Gone: How Ranked Choice Voting Could Help Speed up Pope Selection - Rank The Vote
rankthevote.us
May 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
From selecting the next Pope to electing a more representative government – learn how #RankedChoiceVoting can reduce the need for lengthy election processes and give voters more choice 👇
rankthevote.us/smoke-signal...
rankthevote.us/smoke-signal...
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Doing ranked choice voting to choose a family board game
May 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Doing ranked choice voting to choose a family board game
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Here's a good backgrounder on Australia's Ranked Choice Voting elections as you watch the results come in.
fairvote.org/australian-e...
fairvote.org/australian-e...
Australian election will use ranked choice voting nationwide - FairVote
In the Australian election on Saturday, May 3, voters will use ranked choice voting to elect their members of Parliament.
fairvote.org
May 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Here's a good backgrounder on Australia's Ranked Choice Voting elections as you watch the results come in.
fairvote.org/australian-e...
fairvote.org/australian-e...
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At a time when 88% of Americans across the political spectrum say that politics is broken, it’s time for reform – not more division and politics as usual.
Learn more about #RankedChoiceVoting and join us today 👇
fairvote.org/get-involved/
Learn more about #RankedChoiceVoting and join us today 👇
fairvote.org/get-involved/
Get Involved - FairVote
fairvote.org
April 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
At a time when 88% of Americans across the political spectrum say that politics is broken, it’s time for reform – not more division and politics as usual.
Learn more about #RankedChoiceVoting and join us today 👇
fairvote.org/get-involved/
Learn more about #RankedChoiceVoting and join us today 👇
fairvote.org/get-involved/
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✅ #RankedChoiceVoting gives voters more choices and elects leaders accountable to all voters.
✅ RCV is the antidote to “lesser of two evils” politics.
✅ RCV offers a path back from record levels of political polarization.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
✅ RCV is the antidote to “lesser of two evils” politics.
✅ RCV offers a path back from record levels of political polarization.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Murkowski bucks Trump — and makes the case for ranked-choice voting
The system, backed by the moderate Alaska senator, is a guardrail against extremism in both parties.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
✅ #RankedChoiceVoting gives voters more choices and elects leaders accountable to all voters.
✅ RCV is the antidote to “lesser of two evils” politics.
✅ RCV offers a path back from record levels of political polarization.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
✅ RCV is the antidote to “lesser of two evils” politics.
✅ RCV offers a path back from record levels of political polarization.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Want to stay up to date on the #RankedChoiceVoting momentum throughout the country?
Sign up for our email and text updates! rankthevote.us/take-action/...
Sign up for our email and text updates! rankthevote.us/take-action/...
TAKE ACTION - Rank The Vote
rankthevote.us
April 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Want to stay up to date on the #RankedChoiceVoting momentum throughout the country?
Sign up for our email and text updates! rankthevote.us/take-action/...
Sign up for our email and text updates! rankthevote.us/take-action/...
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Want our elected officials to spend more time working together to get things done, and less time mudslinging?
Two new academic studies show how #RankedChoiceVoting can make that happen. Rachel Hutchinson explains.
Two new academic studies show how #RankedChoiceVoting can make that happen. Rachel Hutchinson explains.
April 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Want our elected officials to spend more time working together to get things done, and less time mudslinging?
Two new academic studies show how #RankedChoiceVoting can make that happen. Rachel Hutchinson explains.
Two new academic studies show how #RankedChoiceVoting can make that happen. Rachel Hutchinson explains.
RI is making waves! 2 strong pro-RCV bills are moving through the legislature - 1 to use RCV in presidential primaries, and 1 for state legislative primaries when three or more candidates are running. If passed, RI would become the first New England state to adopt RCV for presidential primaries.
April 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
RI is making waves! 2 strong pro-RCV bills are moving through the legislature - 1 to use RCV in presidential primaries, and 1 for state legislative primaries when three or more candidates are running. If passed, RI would become the first New England state to adopt RCV for presidential primaries.
Canvass the Hands Off rally with @oceanstatercv.bsky.social this Saturday at 11:30am Hope High School in Providence. Register here: www.oceanstatercv.org/canvass_the_...
Canvass the Hands Off Rally!
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April 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Canvass the Hands Off rally with @oceanstatercv.bsky.social this Saturday at 11:30am Hope High School in Providence. Register here: www.oceanstatercv.org/canvass_the_...
Ocean State RCV volunteers have had a couple of busy weeks activating and celebrating! Sign up to join our cause and help get legislation passed in the coming weeks! www.oceanstatercv.org
March 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Ocean State RCV volunteers have had a couple of busy weeks activating and celebrating! Sign up to join our cause and help get legislation passed in the coming weeks! www.oceanstatercv.org
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This is how #RCV could improve elections where you live: fairvote.org/why-our-stat...
Why our states need ranked choice voting - FairVote
fairvote.org
March 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This is how #RCV could improve elections where you live: fairvote.org/why-our-stat...
Written testimony is due by 3p today! Please show your support!
It’s go-time with our two House bills (H-5275 and H-5276)! Information on submitting written and verbal testimony can be found here: go.daisychain.app/s/oC72KC
March 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Written testimony is due by 3p today! Please show your support!
It’s go-time with our two House bills (H-5275 and H-5276)! Information on submitting written and verbal testimony can be found here: go.daisychain.app/s/oC72KC
March 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It’s go-time with our two House bills (H-5275 and H-5276)! Information on submitting written and verbal testimony can be found here: go.daisychain.app/s/oC72KC
Mention of #RankedChoiceVoting on “Overtime” @realtimers.bsky.social
around 13:25 in the video!! youtu.be/-Lo1ButCuqE?...
around 13:25 in the video!! youtu.be/-Lo1ButCuqE?...
Overtime: Ezra Klein, Andrew Sullivan (HBO)
YouTube video by Real Time with Bill Maher
youtu.be
March 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Mention of #RankedChoiceVoting on “Overtime” @realtimers.bsky.social
around 13:25 in the video!! youtu.be/-Lo1ButCuqE?...
around 13:25 in the video!! youtu.be/-Lo1ButCuqE?...