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. September Poll ResultsThis month Haley maintained her top spot but Biden surpassed Williamson IRV Presidential Primary PollsGet your votes in now to vote for your favorite candidates! October Republican Primary Poll October Democratic Primary Poll Share, SHARE, SHARE these polls! The more South Carolinians who vote in them the better! These polls will close at the end of September 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!!!
News in Instant Runoff VotingMultiple Utah Cities set to use instant runoff voting in next election: Public News Service Ranked Choice Voting Solves the Dropout Problem in Lehi, Utah: FairVote Do Third Parties Have a Place in the 2024 Presidential Election? Divided We Fall Could Republican Primaries Benefit From Ranked Choice Voting? FairVote Action Other Democracy NewsPolitical theorist promotes "Our Common Purpose" plan to reinvent American Democracy: PBS Newshour
Better Ballot SC EventsCanvassing at SC PrideFest: Oct 15, 11am. Join us for canvassing at South Carolina PrideFest in Columbia. We'll bring the clipboards and pens, you bring the enthusiasm and smiles! We'll be speaking to festival attendees about the benefits of instant runoff voting (also known as ranked choice voting). Scripts will be provided. 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 Have you heard what's happening in Charleston and N. Charleston? The Charleston mayoral election has 6 candidates and will likely go to a runoff. The North Charleston mayoral election has 10 candidates and the winner will almost certainly have significantly less than 50% of the vote. This is a great opportunity to talk up instant runoff voting and we're mobilizing. Stay tuned for more interesting events around these elections. If you would like to learn more, email us at [email protected]
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Better Ballot Bulletin: October 1, 2023
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