Better Ballot KC!
November 5 vote:
Amendment 7: banning communities from deciding how they want to vote. Unfortunately, it passed.
The Missouri legislature put Amendment 7 on the ballot, adding to Missouri constitution a ban on ranked choice being chosen by any local jurisdiction in the state of Missouri. They used the ballot candy technique of having the first item be that non-citizen can't vote - which is already illegal. There never was a proper debate on the actual merits of ranked choice voting, as they deliberately diverted the discussion to this side-issue.
We are a grassroots group working to bring Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) to Kansas City, MO.
RCV (also known as Instant Runoff Voting, or IRV) is a system of voting that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference (i.e. first, second, third, fourth and so on). The voters' preferences are counted until a candidate emerges with a true majority of the vote: over 50%. Voters can rank as many or as few candidates as they wish, but can vote without fear that ranking less-favored candidates will harm the chances of their most preferred candidates. In elections today at almost every level, candidates only have to receive more votes than the other candidates to win - often earning a very small percentage of the actual vote - which ignores the true preferences of most of the voters. See Flyers and FAQ.
We can't change the electoral system without you! Please join our mailing list by emailing us at info@betterballotkc.org or by visiting https://groups.google.com/g/kansas-city-ranked-choice-voting/ , signing in with a Google account, and clicking "Ask to Join Group".
For more information on Ranked Choice Voting, visit our info page and www.fairvote.org.
