Better Ballot Bulletin: June 1, 2023

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.

Better Ballot SC Events

Letter to the Editor Training: June 7, 7pm. Writing letters to the editor can be intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. Join Nicole Sanchez, President of Better Ballot SC, to learn the ins and outs of writing letters to the editor. This includes content and timing

Trivia at Republic Biergarten: June 14, 7:30pm. Join us for a Better Ballot Meeting at 7:30 followed by Biergarten hosted trivia at 8. Meet your local IRV supporters and hopefully win the trivia prize ($50 gift certificate)! Let's win this!

Quarterly Meeting of the Board: July 19, 7:30pm. We will be conducting usual business. If you are interested in speaking, please email us at [email protected]

Statewide Strategy Call: July 26, 7pm. Join us to recap the quarter and discuss the future. We have lots coming up. RSVP today. We're going *hybrid* again! If you're near Columbia, join us in person. If not, join us via Zoom. Location TBD.

Other Events to Know About

American Sustainable Business Network Webinar: Has Ranked Choice Voting Been Successful In Municipal Elections? Wed Jun 7, 3pm. RSVP here.

Braver Angels: Common Ground-Ensuring Trustworthy Elections In person event, Sat Jun 24 12pm. Furman University. RSVP here.

H.4022

Introduced by Representatives Neal Collins (R-5) and Dr Jermaine Johnson (D-70)

This bill will give municipalities the option of using instant runoff voting in elections. The regular 2023 legislative is over, but that does NOT mean the effort is. We will be doubling our efforts to find more supporters. We need to gather more support so that we can push it even further next session!

Summer Campaign

Cosponsors

We are actively looking for cosponsors for this municipal option bill. The best way to do this is to sit down with legislatures and have a conversation with them about the benefits of IRV.

We know that talking to our legislators can be intimidating. If you would like to meet with your elected officials or have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. We can provide support and guidance.

Municipal Resolutions of Support

We have the support of the Municipal Association of South Carolina, but we want individual municipalities to show their support of this great electoral reform.

When the elected officials who will be most affected by this new option are supportive, it will go a long way to show the legislature that this should be passed.

Business Support

The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce has joined our coalition in support of instant runoff voting/ranked choice voting.

They are actively looking for businesses to sign on and show their support. If you are a business owner or know one, please sign the petition.

Business Petition

Letter to the Editors are a great way to get the word out. We're hosting a training on June 7. Join us to learn the ins and outs of letter writing

News in Instant Runoff Voting

Businessman Mark Cuban blames party primaries for America's partisan woes: The Washington Times

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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!

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