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Ranked Choice Voting: More Choice. More Voice!
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RCV for Longmont
City Council decides on Tuesday 7/14
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ACTION TIME is 7pm - 9pm
At the July 14th, city council meeting, the Longmont City Council will determine if they are putting RCV on the ballot. If you are a supporter of RCV, this is the single most important meeting that you could come to! The city council need to see that there are many people willing to spend a weekday evening at city hall to support RCV.
If you live in Longmont, come a few minutes early and sign up to speak to tell Council why RCV is important to you! If you aren't quite sure exactly what to say, the RCV for Longmont will be happy to help you figure it out!
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RCV for Longmont Leaders: Dillon Rankin & Summit Louth
Michael Habinsky & Dagney Dash
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GROUNDSWELL: GRASSROOTS LOCAL TO NATIONAL RENEWAL
In national politics, U.S. Supreme Court gutted the U.S. Voting Rights Act in April. This sent the gerrymandering frenzy into high-gear. There are currently 10 states with freshly gerrymandered maps for the 2026 midterms.
Political scientists have been imploring the nation to move to the proportional ranked choice voting (pRCV) proposed in Longmont. It builds a more neighborly democracy because it gives everyone their fair share of the say, regardless of race or viewpoint. It means that if about a third of the people where you are share your viewpoint, your viewpoint gets about a third of the representation.
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RCV for Longmont's measure will bake fairness into the system. It will ensure that there is a seat at the table for just about everyone. PRCV is currently being used in Portland, Oregon. Election records show that 98% of voters got at least a second-choice candidate into office. Here in Colorado, we know that only 33% of voters have representation for their values in congress.
A win in Longmont is a big step in Colorado's journey to form a more perfect union. Come be part of it!
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Shushed in June
Pick-one plurality roulette strikes again
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SUPPORT FOR WINNERS UNCLEAR IN TWO RACES
Two of the high-profile races in the June primary had unclear wins – where around 60% of the voters said they wanted someone else. We do not know if the ultimate winner was a matter of chance or legitimate support. The problem is that their support was split among other candidates.
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PICK-ONE FAILS EVERYONE
These weak plurality wins are unfair to the candidates, the parties and the voters. Even the winners don't have the clout that they would have if the races had bee run with ranked choice voting (RCV).
- Would the Bottom's voters have supported Kirkmeyer because she has more experience getting roads paved?
- Would the Doshi and Dougherty voters have supported Seligman because he has more legal experience presenting cases to court?
We do not know what would have happened if the voters had been free to fully vote their values and that erodes trust in the system of elections. This is not the moment in history for this outdated system.
The good news is that the state already has the rules, know-how, and actual experience to reliably run RCV elections.
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GRASSROOTS PEOPLE POWER SINCE 2016
RCV for Colorado is an independent, people-powered organization. The team includes experts with advance degrees and election administration experience who review university studies to avoid being sold a bill of goods by slick national organizations. Our team has the freedom to follow research to pursue policies that are fair to all concerned. (Yes, there are a few flabbergasted wall street people.)
If that is in line with both your values, consider donating today. We always need more handbills for our voter education tables.
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Saturday, July 11
11am - noon
ONLINE
STATEWIDE MEETING
We are getting ready to rally up in support of the Longmont team! There will be small project at this meeting where you can help build this win.
RSVP HERE
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Tuesday, July 14
7pm - 9pm
Longmont Civic Center
350 Kimbark Street, Longmont, CO
LONGMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Longmont City Council will determine if they are putting RCV on the ballot. If you are a supporter of RCV, this is the single most important meeting that you could come to! If you live in Longmont, come a few minutes early and sign up to speak!
RSVP HERE
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RCV for Colorado began at a public library in Arvada in 2016. It is a grassroots organization of Colorado Independents, Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Greens, and Forwardists working with experts around the country to make Colorado elections more fair to all concerned - from concept to rollout.
If you can invest in building a stronger Colorado for future generations, please donate today.
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PS - Don't keep your hopes for a more fair system of elections to yourself! If you can forward an email, you can help spread the word.
"We are the ones we've been waiting for." - June Jordan (American poet)
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