c/washington · by CombatWombat@feddit.online · 9d

Op-Ed: Washington’s Primary Election Results Underscore the Case for Proportional Ranked Choice Voting

https://www.theurbanist.org/op-ed-washingtons-primary-election-results-underscore-the-case-for-proportional-ranked-choice-voting/

Primary results show Washington voters don’t like the two-party system. With proportional ranked choice voting, Washington voters could have a multiparty system.

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neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 9d

King County gets ranked choice voting in local elections next year:

https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elections/ranked-choice-voting-in-seattle

CombatWombat@feddit.online · 3 pts · 9d

Ain't that the truth

Unfortunately, the structure of Washington’s top-two voting system is artificially keeping the two-party system in place and contributing to the widespread political cynicism that contributes to many people opting-out of voting. Voter turnout in the 2026 primary was just 37%, lower than the more than 40% turnout in midterm primaries in 2022 and 2018.