The filing itself is here.

  • @silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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    345 months ago

    Four states don’t use first-past-the-post for legislative elections. In particular:

    • Alaska - uses a top-4 primary + ranked choice general
    • Maine - uses ranked choice voting
    • California & Washington - use top-two primaries (note: CA can be top-3 if there is a tie for 2nd place)

    If a third party wanted to succeed, they would put significant resources into winning legislative and congressional seats in those places. I don’t see any of them actually doing that though.

    • @Myxomatosis
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      75 months ago

      Why don’t more states abandon first-past-the-post?

      • @AbidanYre
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        155 months ago

        Massachusetts tried last time and the ballot initiative failed.

        • @Clinicallydepressedpoochie
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          15 months ago

          Rcv is “new and scary” peoples resistance to change will always make them shit on things they dont understand. The only solution is to have more of us then there are of them.

          • @AbidanYre
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            There were ads running against it and the arguments were nonsense, but there was nothing from the pro side. It was like they expected* the electorate to just know that it was better and didn’t think a campaign was needed.

            *Expected, not requested

      • @silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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        95 months ago

        Mostly because the progressives didn’t control them in the early 1900s, so they don’t have legislature-bypassing initiatives, and even in states where you do have that, it’s expensive to get one through.

        • @Myxomatosis
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          25 months ago

          So disappointing. I feel like things will never change.

          • @silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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            55 months ago

            Political change tends to be like that — nothing at all for a long period when you don’t have the power to act, and sudden rapid change when you do.

            • @Myxomatosis
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              45 months ago

              It feels like we’re on the cusp of something big happening, for better or for worse.

              • @Doomsider
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                15 months ago

                Something worse probably and I am an optimist.

          • @linearchaos
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            15 months ago

            On the upside they could change for the worse. Maybe instead of fair elections the chang is a god king

      • Schadrach
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        25 months ago

        Because the parties with the power don’t want to, because it might cost them power.

    • @linearchaos
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      65 months ago

      They’re not designed to win, they’re designed to offset whoever they’re turned against.