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Welcome to the Better Ballot Bulletin. Here you will find important updates in the world of instant runoff voting and events to attend that help spread the word of IRV/RCV in SC. IRV Presidential Primary PollsWe're half way through our first month of our Republican Primary and Democratic Primary Polls! Our winners so far: Nikki HaleyMarianne WilliamsonShare, SHARE, SHARE these polls! The more South Carolinians who vote in them the better! The polls will close at the end of August and we'll be launching a new one every month until the primaries are over. This is a fantastic way to educate our fellow South Carolinians about instant runoff voting (aka ranked choice voting). Share, SHARE, SHARE!!! Plus, you can still Rank Your Sauce News in Instant Runoff VotingCommentary: Ranked-choice primary would increase odds of Haley or Scott win: Post and Courier Editorial: When fewer candidates actually gives voters a clearer choice: Post and Courier Sen Lisa Murkowski: Alaska's Final Four System Gives Voters Real Choice: Independent Voter Network Ranked Choice Voting May Help Conservatives: The John Fredericks Show New National Deliberative Poll Shows Bipartisan Support for Polarizing Issues Affecting American Democracy: Stanford University Other NewsCommentary: SC special-election rules increase burnout, cost. Here's an easy fix: Post and Courier
Better Ballot SC EventsPitch Training: Election Edition, Aug 29: There's a special election in North Charleston and it's a great way to find IRV supporters. Learn how to talk about this election at the canvass or with your neighbors. Canvassing at the Polls with BBSC, Sept 5: With three Democratic candidates, we'll likely have a runoff! Talk this up with voters as they exit the polls. Future Events to Get Excited AboutIRV Lunch and Learn: Sept 26. Join President of Better Ballot SC Nicole Sanchez & Head of the Greenville County Elections Office Conway Belangia at the September 26th Lunch and Learn. These sessions are free and open to the public as a part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Furman University. Herring Center for Lifelong Learning. Quarterly Board Meeting: Oct 19, 6pm. Join us at our quarterly board meeting where we'll discuss regular business. If you would like to contribute, please email us at [email protected]. Statewide Strategy Call: Oct 25, 7pm. Join us to recap the quarter and discuss the future. We have lots coming up. RSVP today. We're going *hybrid* again! Location TBD Looking to get involved before then? Contact us at [email protected] Want to be more connected? Join our Slack channel!
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