A Better Way to Vote: Deb Otis

Published: Jan. 11, 2024, 10 a.m.

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Deb Otis is the Director of Research & Policy at FairVote, a nonpartisan organization that researches and advances voting reforms that make democracy more functional and representative for every American. We discuss the benefits of ranked choice voting and the likelihood that it will become more popular after the 2024 presidential election.

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Ranked choice voting addresses a variety of problems in \\u201cvote one\\u201d elections, such as vote splitting among similar candidates; ranking candidates in order of preference; proportional outcomes in multi winner races; more broad based support for the eventual winner; and more successful general election candidates if ranked choice voting is used in the primary. Maine is a state where ranked choice voting will be used in the presidential election. The Fair Representation Act is a bill that would implement ranked choice voting for members of Congress and also make redistricting more proportional and representative for voters.

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Credits:\\xa0

Host: Mila Atmos\\xa0

Guests: Deb Otis

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis

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