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 in SC.

News in Instant Runoff Voting

Georgia Runoff Recap

GA Candidates and Elected Officials on IRV: Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger, Candidate Chase Oliver, Senator Rafael Warnock, Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux, State Representative Stacy Evans, and State Senator Michelle Au

Georgie Runoff Election Excludes 400,000 voters. There is a better way to select winners: FairVote

Other News

Ranked Choice Voting: Some Notes on the Politics: Cato Institute

Come from behind victories are party neutral: FairVote

In Nevada, IRV passed. Opinion: Is that Good?: The Nevada Independent

Listen: Is Ranked Choice Voting a Cure For What Ails Politics?: Politics is Everything

Ranking Presidents: How Ranked Choice Voting Can Improve Presidential Primaries: RStreet

Better Ballot SC Events

IRV Day Rally 1/23: Jan 23. We're going to the state house and you should come too! Let's show them how many of us want this simple, common sense upgrade!

Lobbying Day with BBSC: Jan 24. We rallied and now we're going to leverage that support. Join us to speak to our legislators. Training to take place the week before.

2 Year Anniversary Statewide Call: Jan 25, 7pm. Join us to recap the year and discuss the future. It's been a great year and we'll be continuing that trend with your help. RSVP today.

Want to be more connected? Join our Slack channel!

Are you looking for a flyer to hang up at your local community board? Or maybe something to handout to people? Check out our Printables!

We have an easy way to get involved! Sign our petition! Show your support of instant runoff voting by signing and sharing. Remember to share it to your social media!

Did you know that there are Better Ballot SC Facebook groups for your county? Join yours today to help build the movement in your backyard

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Thank you for reading,

Nicole Sanchez

President, BetterBallotSC
http://www.betterballotsc.org/