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

[Jennifer Ross]

I tried to find anything on Yes Cambridge last night.  I discovered
Kingston was a win.  NOTHING could I find on Cambridge.  Thanks for that
good piece of news.

Jenn
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On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 7:57 AM Sharon Sommerville <
sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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