@jordanlundM to politics • 2 months agoPortland’s ranked-choice debut causes voter engagement to crater; 1 in 5 who cast ballots chose no one for City Councilwww.oregonlive.comexternal-linkmessage-square88arrow-up1182arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: portland_oregon
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkPortland’s ranked-choice debut causes voter engagement to crater; 1 in 5 who cast ballots chose no one for City Councilwww.oregonlive.com@jordanlundM to politics • 2 months agomessage-square88file-textcross-posted to: portland_oregon
minus-square@jordanlundOPMlink7•2 months agoIt’s 20% of people who cast valid ballots skipping those lines. So they chose to vote for other things on the ballot, but skipped voting for mayor and city council, meaning they chose not to participate there.
It’s 20% of people who cast valid ballots skipping those lines.
So they chose to vote for other things on the ballot, but skipped voting for mayor and city council, meaning they chose not to participate there.