The Pros and Cons of Open Primaries and Ranked Choice Voting
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2023
- Do open primaries and ranked-choice voting have the potential to improve American elections, or will they create more problems than they solve? Kevin Meyer, former lieutenant governor of Alaska; Steve Goldstein, executive director of Save Democracy AZ; and Jaime Molera, former Arizona superintendent of public instruction join the O'Connor Institute and Civics for Life to discuss the issue.
Many thanks to the panelists.
Very glad to hear from Kevin Meyer and Alaska's recent experience, which was good, and positive. Jaime brings the voice of experience, and healthy skepticism. At the end, Steve Goldstein has me in his camp, as a moderate voter having to choose between the lesser of 2 evils in general elections, since Independent's and moderates under the current setup rarely make it to the general election ballot, even though we make up as much of the voting public as either major party does. RCV would level the playing field for those of us in the center.
Yes it will help everyone who actually wants a choice. Being forced to choose between Coke and Pepsi isn't a choice.
Thank you for watching the video and commenting.
In Steve's proposal, what is the signature collection burden for candidates? Would independents still need to collect far more than for a candidate within a party?
Thank you for the question. Mr. Goldstein's organization is advocating to treat all candidates equally--independent candidates in Arizona would no longer have to compile more signatures than partisan candidates to appear on the ballot.
Ranked choice voting is a cluster fk.