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Andrew Szilva, Executive Director

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How to describe ranked choice voting (RCV)

Ranked choice voting is a way to ensure elections are fair for all voters. It allows voters the option to rank candidates in order of preference: one, two, three, and so forth.

If your vote cannot help your top choice win, your vote counts for your next choice.

If a candidate receives more than half of the first choices, that candidate wins, just like in any other election. However, if there is no majority winner after counting first choices, the race is decided by an "instant runoff." The candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voters who picked that candidate as ‘number 1’ will have their votes count for their next choice. This process continues until there’s a majority winner or a candidate won with more than half of the vote.

How to describe FairVote Illinois

Incorporated in 2020, FairVote Illinois is made up of volunteers who are supporters of democracy, who value freedom and fairness in our elections, and are passionate about implementing ranked choice voting in Illinois. Our mission is to empower Illinois voters to be heard, supported, and represented by improving freedom and fairness in our elections through ranked choice voting (RCV).

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18 cities and the states of Maine use ranked choice voting and several additional cities (including a few new states) are poised to use it in their upcoming election cycle.
75% of voters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District reported ranked choice voting was “somewhat” or “very” easy, according to an exit survey conducted with the Bangor Daily News
Turnout increased 10 percentage points under ranked choice voting elections when used to replace primary and runoff elections, according to a 2016 study
According to a 2016 study, “ranked choice voting (RCV) increases the likelihood that a woman will win local elective office and, importantly, increases the proportion of female candidates of color running and winning local elective office.”

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Ways to Help

FairVote Illinois is a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization that advocates for ranked choice voting (RCV) in Illinois, with the hope of one day replacing our current winner-take-all elections with proportional and representative elections.

As a nonprofit organization, our greatest assets are supporters and volunteers like you. You may not realize it now, but even tiny actions can yield enormous impact for FairVote Illinois.

Wondering where to start?

Here's a few ideas:

Sign the RCV Petition and share it with Illinoisans you believe would support RCV.
Signing this petition helps us show lawmakers, from U.S. Senators to city council members, that Illinois is ready for RCV legislation. When you sign the petition, we'll email you guidance on how to best share the petition with friends and family. Add [email protected] to your contacts so you don't miss an email!
Follow FairVote Illinois on social media.
We're on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Over 3.6 billion people worldwide used social media in 2020, so there is no shortage of opportunities to spread awareness, promote ranked choice voting, and find people to help support the FairVote Illinois mission.
Want to go the extra step? Post about your support on social media to help spread the word about RCV or watch “Easy ways to help us on social media” for more inspiration.
Donate to FairVote Illinois.
FairVote Illinois is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and nonpartisan organization. All donations are tax-deductible in full or in part. Donations of all sizes are welcome! Together we can do much more than any of us can do on our own. Keep in mind, $10,000 is only 400 gifts of $25! Check out our donation page to make a contribution.
Volunteer a few hours of your time.
There are plenty of volunteer opportunities available, and you can sign up to volunteer with FairVote Illinois here. Feel free to check out our events page to see what we're up to and to get more involved.

If you are interested in staying up-to-date with what the FairVote Illinois teams are doing, ask us about the FairVote Illinois Slack channel. Send an email to [email protected].
Develop a local FairVote Illinois chapter in your area.
Help FairVote Illinois develop local chapters and college groups across Illinois. If you are interested in starting a local chapter near you, contact [email protected].
Help spread the word about RCV and FairVote Illinois.
One of the biggest ways to support FairVote Illinois is to help spread the word about ranked choice voting to family and friends. You can do this in a variety of ways, such as hanging up FairVote Illinois flyers around your community to teach others about RCV and explaining it to family and friends using talking points from our canvassing script.

Every two weeks, we have an Outreach to Friends and Family phone bank where we teach you how to have these conversations and work together to recruit people you know to join us. Sign up on our events page.
Write a letter to the editor.
Editorial boards at local newspapers track the subjects of letters they receive. Finding a relevant political article (i.e. related to voting or politics in Illinois) and submitting a short response that discusses RCV gets their attention, even if they don't publish your letter.

Visit our events page for upcoming how-to webinars or email [email protected] for more information.
Contact your city council.
How do municipalities across Illinois adopt ranked choice voting? It starts with volunteers letting their council members know they want it for their city. You can give public comment at your next city council meeting or request a one-on-one meeting with your council member to introduce the idea of RCV. For guidance, reach out to [email protected].
Purchase FairVote Illinois merch.
Show your support by purchasing an item or two from our newly-opened FairVote Illinois merchandise store, with 100% of proceeds benefiting FairVote Illinois efforts to further the cause of electoral reform.

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Show Your Support

By adding your name to the thousands of Illinoisans who support bringing ranked choice voting to their communities, we can advocate to get this on the ballot where you live.

Add Your Name

published Myth: Ranked choice voting lets you vote more than once in Opposition Myths 2021-05-02 11:31:13 -0500

Myth: Ranked choice voting lets you vote more than once

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Fact: With ranked choice voting you still only get one vote; you just get more say in who gets that vote.

Ranked choice voting still only allows everyone to vote just once, whether you rank your choices or simply vote for one person. In many of today’s elections, someone’s vote might not even count if there are more than two options and they select the least popular choice. This forces voters to ‘vote strategically’ rather than for who they support. RCV simply allows a voter to choose how their vote gets cast by ranking in order of preference who they wish to vote for so that they do not have to worry about strategy or wasting their vote.

published Myth: Ranked Choice Voting costs too much in Opposition Myths 2021-05-02 11:30:35 -0500

Myth: Ranked choice voting costs too much

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Fact: Ranked choice voting provides savings while still giving voters the greatest value for their vote.

How much is too much money when it comes to having a fair election? When people who oppose RCV claim it costs too much (usually without evidence) they like to make it seem like we are spending hundreds of dollars per voter to run elections.

When RCV was implemented in Maine in 2018, it cost the state just $83,000 or $0.08 per voter to implement. That isn’t even enough to buy a gumball at your local diner.

In Minnetonka, MN it was estimated that it would have cost $101,400 to run its 2021 election using its current system, however with RCV it would only cost $71,700, a savings of over $29,000^[source]!

Ranked choice voting allows places that use run-off or preliminary elections to completely replace those with one single election, saving valuable money while giving the voter the biggest impact with a single vote.

published Myth: Ranked Choice Voting favors the party in power in Opposition Myths 2021-05-02 11:29:40 -0500

Myth: Ranked choice voting favors the party in power

Answer

Fact: Ranked choice voting directly combats entrenched party politics by removing the spoiler effect.

With Ranked choice voting this argument makes very little sense as almost all components of RCV lead to a healthier voting system that doesn’t favor any party. As previously mentioned, in America we typically use a system called ‘first-past-the-post’ or ‘winner-take-all’. That is to say the first person to get a plurality, no matter how small the lead is and how far from 50% of the vote they are, is the winner. Why should someone who can’t get 51% or more of the vote go on to represent 100% of the voters?

In elections there are typically people who we strongly support, kind of support, oppose, and strongly oppose. As time goes on with ‘first-past-the-post’ elections, past election performance will influence how voters vote. They might strongly support one candidate but know someone who they strongly dislike has a good chance of winning. They might also know their candidate’s party has never won before and doesn’t stand a good chance of beating the person they dislike. So, they are forced to compromise and vote for the candidate who is most likely to beat the person they dislike, or risk wasting their vote. This will always lead to an election system that favors two parties and punishes voters who don’t fully align with either.

Ranked choice voting changes this at the source. RCV allows you to choose several possible choices in order of preference. Candidates are eliminated in rounds, and as candidates are eliminated, the voters who chose that candidate still get a say in who wins by moving their vote to another candidate until only two candidates are left, and the winner is the one with a true majority of votes, ensuring that no vote is wasted.

Check out THIS video by content creator CGP Grey for an easy explanation on how the first-past-the-post voting system works overtime.

published Myth: Ranked Choice Voting disadvantages voters in Opposition Myths 2021-05-02 11:28:00 -0500

Myth: Ranked choice voting disadvantages voters

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Fact: Ranked choice voting empowers voters to vote for the candidate they support most and eliminates low-turnout primary or run-off elections.

When we look at our current voting system, it is rather common for people to say things like “what is the point in voting third party?” or “voting third party is a wasted vote.” Many people who vote are voting for the candidate who they see as the most strategic to vote for, not who they favor or prefer or identify the most with, but who they think has the best chance of winning. This is a result of the ‘first-past-the-post’ system that is common in America where you only need a plurality (more votes than other candidates but less than a 51% majority) to win, rather than a majority of support from voters. Being forced to vote strategically for who you suspect will win, rather than for your true first choice, is a very obvious disadvantage to voters today.

Ranked choice voting removes this hurdle experienced by millions of Americans who want to be able to vote for the candidate they prefer, rather than one of two choices who they do not like at all. RCV gives third party candidates and parties with differing viewpoints the chance to share with voters their positions and actually get votes. With RCV there is no need to use a ‘strategic vote’ rather than a ‘preference vote’. RCV also mitigates the issue of low turnout elections such as primaries or run-off elections, which are primarily attended by older, less diverse, and more affluent voters and often lead to candidates that might not represent the greater voting base^[source].

published Myth: Ranked Choice Voting is confusing for voters in Opposition Myths 2021-05-02 11:26:22 -0500

Myth: Ranked choice voting is confusing for voters

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Fact: Ranked choice voting is as simple as picking a favorite pizza topping.

The assertion that RCV is confusing is insulting to voters, it would seem that the opposition believes voters are no more intelligent than a small child trying to understand the complex nature of the game “peek-a-boo”.

When surveyed 92%^[source] of Minneapolis voters found RCV to be “simple” and when looking at their 2017 election, which used RCV, there was a 99.96% valid ballot rate^[source]! If RCV was as confusing as detractors like to say, this would be a much smaller number.

The graphic displayed here is an example of what a ranked-choice ballot could look like. Something that many voting adults have seen from their years of test-taking throughout their schooling career. RCV is now used in places such as Ireland, Maine, Santa Fe, Alaska and many other places. If the voters in these places can understand and use RCV, then so can the voters in Illinois.

published Who supports RCV in Illinois? in Questions about RCV in Illinois 2021-05-02 11:25:30 -0500

Who supports RCV in Illinois?

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These are the state-level officials who support RCV in Illinois (as of April 2021):

State Senate:

Laura Murphy, 28th District
Mike Simmons, 7th District
Scott Bennett, 52nd District
Robert Peters, 13th District
Ann Gillespie, 27th District
Laura Fine, 9th District
Sara Feigenholtz, 6th District
Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas

State House of Representatives:

Jaime Andrade, 40th District

These are the Chicago officials who support RCV (as of April 2023):

Chicago Alderpersons:

Daniel La Spata, 1st Ward
Lamont Robinson, 4th Ward
Desmon Yancy, 5th Ward
Jeanette Taylor, 20th Ward
Ronnie Mosley, 21st Ward
Michael Rodriguez, 22nd Ward
Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th Ward
Jessica Fuentes, 26th Ward
Ruth Cruz, 30th Ward
Scott Waguespack, 32nd Ward
Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, 33rd Ward
Bill Conway, 34th Ward
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, 35th Ward
Gilbert Villegas, 36th Ward
Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward
Brendan Reilly, 42nd Ward
Timmy Knudsen, 43rd Ward
Angela Clay, 46th Ward
Matt Martin, 47th Ward
Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, 48th Ward
Maria Hadden, 49th Ward

Chicago Mayor:

Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson is also a supporter of ranked choice voting.

published Are there any current efforts to implement RCV in Illinois? in Questions about RCV in Illinois 2021-05-02 11:25:17 -0500

Are there any current efforts to implement RCV in Illinois?

Answer

Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers and partner organizations, the city Evanston officially adopted ranked choice voting for all local elections in November 2022. They've set the stage for election reform in Illinois, and your town could be next!

published What is the process for adopting RCV in Illinois? in Questions about RCV in Illinois 2021-05-02 11:24:58 -0500

What is the process for adopting RCV in Illinois?

Answer

For any level of government to use RCV would require either state legislation or a local referendum. Some local governments would need a change in state law while others could use RCV in local elections (mayor, city or town council, etc.) through a referendum.

published Where is Ranked Choice Voting currently used? in Questions about RCV in Illinois 2021-05-02 11:24:42 -0500

Where is ranked choice voting currently used?

Answer

RCV is already used in Evanston for local elections and in our state capital, Springfield, for overseas and military voters participating in local elections. Nationally, it's used in Maine and Alaska, as well as several municipalities, including New York City, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and more.

published Questions about RCV in Illinois in Frequently Asked Questions 2021-05-02 11:24:31 -0500

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Wondering where to start?

Here's a few ideas:

Sign the RCV Petition and share it with Illinoisans you believe would support RCV.

Follow FairVote Illinois on social media.

Donate to FairVote Illinois.

Volunteer a few hours of your time.

Develop a local FairVote Illinois chapter in your area.

Help spread the word about RCV and FairVote Illinois.

Write a letter to the editor.

Contact your city council.

Purchase FairVote Illinois merch.

Fact: With ranked choice voting you still only get one vote; you just get more say in who gets that vote.

Fact: Ranked choice voting provides savings while still giving voters the greatest value for their vote.

Fact: Ranked choice voting directly combats entrenched party politics by removing the spoiler effect.

Fact: Ranked choice voting empowers voters to vote for the candidate they support most and eliminates low-turnout primary or run-off elections.

Fact: Ranked choice voting is as simple as picking a favorite pizza topping.