There are several bills currently in the Texas Legislature to institute Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) in certain circumstances. The executive committee of the Forward Party of Texas is considering a resolution supporting the adoption of these bills but would like to hear from you about your opinion on this issue. The bills under consideration are:
Enable military and overseas voters to use Ranked Choice Voting so their right to vote is not affected by delays in receiving ballots for runoff elections (HB 1444, Senate Bill # To Be Determined -- SB TBD)
Allow ranked choice voting as a local option for nonpartisan county, municipal, and school district elections (HB 259, SB 359)
Please register your opinion by completing the following survey.
Q: Do you favor or oppose allowing local governments in Texas, such as municipalities, school districts, water districts, etc., to use ranked-choice voting if their residents approved of it in an election.? A: Favor
Q: Would you like to be kept up to date on developments and meetings about Ranked-Choice Voting in Texas? If so, please answer Yes and we'll add you to our RCV-specific mailing list. A: Yes
Q: Do you favor or oppose allowing local governments in Texas, such as municipalities, school districts, water districts, etc., to use ranked-choice voting if their residents approved of it in an election.? A: Favor
Q: Would you like to be kept up to date on developments and meetings about Ranked-Choice Voting in Texas? If so, please answer Yes and we'll add you to our RCV-specific mailing list. A: Yes
Q: Would you like to leave a comment on RCV? A: RCV has the same Duverger’s Law issues that our current voting system has. People still vote for a major party candidate as their top pick. It does allow independents to show their preferences though which is important as currently the major parties count us as loyal to their agenda when we are simply picking the lesser of two evils. Duverger’s Law will fail when people perceive it is no longer in their best interests to vote for either major party candidate when neither represent them. RCV will work as it was intended when that happens.
Q: Do you favor or oppose allowing local governments in Texas, such as municipalities, school districts, water districts, etc., to use ranked-choice voting if their residents approved of it in an election.? A: Favor
Q: Would you like to be kept up to date on developments and meetings about Ranked-Choice Voting in Texas? If so, please answer Yes and we'll add you to our RCV-specific mailing list. A: Yes
Q: Do you favor or oppose allowing local governments in Texas, such as municipalities, school districts, water districts, etc., to use ranked-choice voting if their residents approved of it in an election.? A: Favor
Q: Do you favor or oppose allowing local governments in Texas, such as municipalities, school districts, water districts, etc., to use ranked-choice voting if their residents approved of it in an election.? A: Favor
Q: Do your consider yourself a member of the: A: Independent
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