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Here it is folks, your opportunity to sound off on the state of our election systems, the "pick-a-party" Primary, Instant Runoff Voting, and all things election-related.
posted by Tahoma Activist @ 6:10 PM
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2 Comments:
The current primary system is wasteful. We insist on having primaries when there are few, if any contested races. Instant Runoff Voting as implemented by Amendment #3 would be a dramatic improvement over the current system.
Yeah, I agree. Seems to me that any way to get people interested in voting is good, but if the numbers are below 50% participation, something different has to happen.
More parties, more choices, will definitely improve participation. But I think we also need to give people time off in which to vote as well as free classes for people about voting and why it's important.
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