[fvc-wat-announce] Has the electoral reform egg cracked?

[Sharon Sommerville]

Good Morning FairVoting Friends,

Last night was a historic evening on three fronts!  London, used a ranked
ballot to elect its municipal government. A totally amazing moment.
Cambridge and Kingston both returned wins (yes, wins!) on their municipal
referendum questions to use ranked ballots for future municipal elections.

Using ranked ballot to elect municipal politicians is a small & important
step in the right direction. While ranked ballot by itself, isn't a form of
Proportional Representation, voters will understand that electoral reform
isn't a crazy, radical idea.  If ranked ballot is applied to voting for
four city councillors, it would become a form of Single Transferable Vote
which is a form of Proportional Representation.

Congratulations to all the activists for their hard work and voters who
believed that better is possible: way to go!

All the best,
Sharon
for FVC-WR
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