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Selecting the Winner

Often when there are three or more candidates running for election, the leading candidate will receive less than 50% of the votes. That person may not have broad support and may not be a good candidate to represent the district. There are two ways to solve this that are gaining in popularity.

The first is to have a primary election to select the two candidates with the highest number of votes regardless of their political parties, and then have a second election to choose between these two candidates.

The second is a method called ranked choice voting. In this approach voters prioritize the candidates and select their first, second, third… choices. If none of the candidates receives a majority of first choice votes, then a process is begun using the rankings. The candidate who received the fewest first-choice votes is eliminated. Next, each vote cast for that candidate will be transferred to the voter’s next-ranked choice among the remaining candidates. This elimination process will continue until one candidate receives a majority and is deemed the winner.

Our Mission

Reclaim Our Democracy is an inclusive, collaborative, multi-partisan movement. Our goal is to reclaim our democratic rights as citizens of the United States of America to have a government that truly represents and supports the needs and desires of all people.

Editorials

  • Two Takeaways from the Recent Midterm Elections that Every American Should Understand Nov. 22, 2022
  • A Real And Very Dangerous Conspiracy Oct. 14, 2022
  • It's Time to Fix the Senate Sep. 8, 2021
  • Back to Basics - #1 Priority for Congress and President Jan. 23, 2021
  • The Mitch McConnell Problem Dec. 18, 2020
  • Dear Mr. Trump: Your Contract Will Not Be Renewed Nov. 21, 2020
  • Today's Civil War Feb 16, 2020

Events

Meeting the Moment: Taking Action to Keep Our Democracy, January 6 and 7, 2023

Partnering for Democracy in Massachusetts and Beyond with Danielle Allen. Video now available.

Democracy as a Spiritual Practice, March 31 and April 14 videos now available

The Democracy Movement: Where it Stands Today and Where it Needs to Go, with Adam Eichen, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 video now available.

Democracy in Chains, with Duke Professor Nancy MacLean, video of presentation

How Democracies Die, with Harvard Professor Steven Levitsky, video of presentation

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