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

[Harold Remus]

Maybe you are right. for what it might accomplish toward PR.
But I think it’s an awful crap game.  
Thanks, as always.
hr

From: Sharon Sommerville 
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 7:57 AM
To: Fair Vote Waterloo Region Announcements 
Subject: [fvc-wat-announce] Has the electoral reform egg cracked?

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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