Howdy. If you're interested in election reform give me a holler. If you're interested in anything else, you can give me a holler about that too!
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I'm very interested in election reform in Missouri.
Missouri Agrees is working on a referendum campaign to switch every election in the state to Approval Voting (AKA Freedom Voting). They're actually doing a fundraising campaign right now in order to pay for the effort.
If you don't know what Freedom Voting is, it's very simple.
- Vote for everyone you like.
- Most votes wins.
The short answer for why it's so great is that it means you're no longer limited to choosing just one candidate. You can pick everyone you like without having to worry about strategy. The long answer gets into polling data, voting theory, and even representing systems, but the big takeaway is that it's always safe to vote for your favorite no matter what.
If we can flip every election in Missouri with the proposed state constitution amendment, it'll be huge for voting reform for the nation as a whole, because we'll have a g whole state demonstrating how great Freedom Voting is compared to the status quo.
I'm always happy to chat, let me know if you have any questions.
Approval Voting (AKA Freedom Voting)
haha that might be the dumbest rebrand I've ever heard. Hope it succeeds, though!
Yeah I think it's hilarious too, but they do have a justification. It gives you the "freedom" to vote for everyone you like.
If I were going to name the system I'd call it Binary Voting, since every vote is really yes/no on every candidate. But hey, one rebrand at a time, I suppose.
Greetings from the nw side of Chicago! The only thing I've done wrong so far is post a picture of a human turd from one of our subway stations and not mark it NSFW. So you're doing better than me so far.
Greetings from central Missouri! We have family in the KC area and my daughter is attending the art institute. We finally know where most of our favorite things are- if you need a recommendation just holler.
Hey there, your fine state provides all of our beer and other adult enjoyables. Thank you, West Missouri!
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