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Ranked Choice Voting
With Ranked Choice Voting, vote for and elect the candidates that you really want.
Bellingham activists and leaders are considering Ranked Choice Voting for both Bellingham Mayor and City Council elections.
Have you felt afraid to vote for the “Inspiring Underdog” because of “throwing away your vote”?
Have you felt afraid to vote for the “Inspiring Underdog” because of “throwing away your vote”?
RCV fixes that. If your first choice doesn't have enough votes to win, your vote automatically moves to your next choice.
This encourages "Inspiring Underdogs" to enter the race —
and stay in.
Do any City Councilors understand people like you?
Do any City Councilors understand people like you?
In ordinary Winner-Take-All elections, the largest voting bloc chooses the winner. In each of Bellingham's wards, the same effect tends to be repeated. While candidates are nominated by ward, they are ultimately voted on city-wide. Do you feel like all the councilors are "Blue"? Do "Red" and "Green" have a voice?
With "Proportional RCV", the mix of elected councilor politics tends to more closely match the mix of voters' politics.
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Bellingham's current winner-take-all elected council to a hypothetical Proportional RCV-elected council
I like RCV: What can I do?
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Email us: Kit Muehlman or Eric Worden
Tell your City Councilors about it! Actually, RCV already has support on the city council. But, they need to know that you support it too, and that you would vote for a city charter change.
Hannah Stone: hestone@cob.org
Hollie Huthman hahuthman@cob.org
Dan Hammill: dchammill@cob.org
Edwin H. "Skip" Williams: ehwilliams@cob.org
Lisa Anderson: laanderson@cob.org
Michael Lilliquist: mlilliquist@cob.org
Jace Cotton: jacotton@cob.org
Learn more about Ranked Choice Voting
Visit our friends at FairVote Washington
How Ranked Choice Voting Makes More Votes Count
How Proportional Representation Could End Gerrymandering
How Proportional Representation Could End Gerrymandering
Vote in a practice election right now!
Demo 2: What's For Breakfast? (mobile link): Elect a single winner: similar to mayoral race.
Imaginary Bellingham City Council Election (mobile link): Elect three winners.
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