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I was curious so I had to go look and see what states banned it. I was shocked, shocked I tell you to see the states that banned it are:
Edit to add:
As a Texan, it's a relief to finally not be included on one of these lists for once.
Don't be too relieved. There's a bill banning RCV that passed the Texas Senate and is being considered by the House: https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1751192
[yeehaws sadly]
Yet. Texas was one of the states where it's not banned but it's also not in use anywhere. ~~A lot of~~ About half the states that haven't banned it actually use RCV in some or all elections.
Don't worry, there's always 2026!
Does it also shock you that Iowa is on the short list to do the same?
https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1848744
Nope. I live in Minnesota and I'm well aware of what I.O.W.A. stands for.
I'm curious what you got for I.O.W.A. I hate this place, so I love anything that bags on us.
Idiots out wandering around. Not everybody in the state is an idiot but the ones that are, are out wandering around.
I've always known it as "Idiots Out Wandering Around"
For those non-USians reading this, the pattern is: states which tend to vote Republican and thus have majority Republican governance. So called "red states".
Youβd think it would be democrats worried about another Bernie Sanders coming along.
What is it the republicans are worried about with RCV?
The left wing vote is split, so the Republicans can win just by getting the largest number of votes with first-past-the-post.
I don't know because they shouldn't be.
The magas only gained their stranglehold on the party, despite being a minority, due to the neocons splitting their primary ballots.
They gained their stranglehold from 20+ years of systematic takeover. The Tea Party became MAGA. It didn't happen over night
I never said it did. First past the post is what allowed that to happen.
Why did you add like a hundred spaces in front of the list of states? That makes it a code block that requires tons of horizontal scrolling to read. I didn't even recognize it as such at first.
You know Lemmy has spoiler syntax, right? If that's what you were going for?