About Better Ballot SC
Better Ballot SC is working to bring a better, more inclusive voting system to South Carolina.
We are a nonpartisan grassroots movement comprised of a diverse group of South Carolinians who are uniting under a common cause: to make elections more fair with instant runoff voting.
Redistricting in SC
The South Carolina General assembly rejected mid-decade, mid-election redistricting at the end of the 2026 legislative session. It seems poised to make a comeback in 2027 session, but not just for congressional seats, for the general assembly as well.
Better Ballot SC agrees with the majority of South Carolinians. We do not want maps to favor or disfavor political parties or people based on their race (Winthrop poll from December 2025). South Carolinians deserve fair maps.
So how do we get fair maps? Many have suggested independent redistricting committees would solve the problem of gerrymandering. While that is an improvement, the winner-take-all single member district system that we use will never result in truly fair representation.
Multi-winner, proportional ranked choice voting (aka single transferable vote) is the gold standard that would allow for fair representation. It would mean that voters political preferences are reflected in their representatives. At it's most basic, in a district with 3 representatives, if 60% of the population votes for Republicans and 40% for Democrats, there would be 2 Republicans and 1 Democrat in the district.
Republicans in Democratic areas having representation and Democrats in Republican areas having representation would be a reality. Click here to learn more about proportional ranked choice voting.
What is Instant Runoff Voting?
- IRV is a simple, fair, and easy way to enable more voices and provide more choices for South Carolina voters.
- IRV ensures the winning candidate has majority (More than 50%) support and that similar candidates can't split the vote or "spoil" the election.
- Instead of picking just one candidate, IRV allows you to rank any or even all the candidates on your ballot — ensuring EVERY VOTE MATTERS.
How are we going to bring IRV to SC
What Can I Do Today?
Contact your South Carolina Legislators
Click on the below link to contact your representatives and tell them why you support IRV
Write a Letter to the Editor Supporting IRV
Click the following link to access our Letter to the Editor Guide
Our Letter to the Editor Guide
Contact your Local Representatives
Local representatives are key to advancing instant runoff voting in South Carolina. Search for your county or municipality to find yours and tell them why you support IRV
Host a house party to fundraise and introduce people to IRV
It's easy and fun to educate in your own home. Rank something that your guests care about and show them IRV in action. Get involved by clicking the link below.
Sign up and learn more information
Attend an event to help contact supporters about IRV
There are lots of events to help you plug into the movement. Join us to for these free form Zoom calls or any of our other volunteer opportunities.
Become a trained presenter to speak to groups about IRV
Speaking to active groups is a great way to spread the word about IRV. Click the link below to sign up and be a speaker
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Contact
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Feel free to fill out the form below or you can contact us at
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