The League of Women Voters of Greenwich (LWV Greenwich) will host the forum “Can Ranked Choice Voting Improve Elections in Connecticut?” on Tuesday, February 22, at 7:00 pm.
Ranked choice voting (RCV) has been gaining in popularity, with more than 50 different jurisdictions (states, counties and cities) expected to use it in their next election cycle. This important election reform is now being considered for Connecticut. Hear from a panel of experts who worked to implement RCV in NYC and Maine as well as in states and municipalities across the country.
How does ranked choice voting work? Will it deliver more representative election outcomes? Does it encourage less contentious campaigning? Is it too complicated? The public is invited to learn more about RCV and to have these questions and more answered.
Moderator:
Victoria Bassetti, Senior Advisor, States United Democracy Center and author of Electoral Dysfunction: A Survival Manual for American Voters
Panelists:
Jonathan Perloe, Co-Founder, Voter Choice Connecticut
David Daley, Senior Fellow, FairVote, and author of Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back To Save Democracy
Sean Dugar, Executive Director, More Voice DC and former Education Campaign Program Director, Rank the Vote NYC
Anna Kellar, Executive Director, Maine Citizens for Clean Elections and League of Women Voters of Maine
LWV Greenwich does not have a position either in support of or opposed to Ranked Choice Voting. This event is offered as an educational event. The Vermont League of Women Voters has prepared this summary of the Pros and Cons of Ranked Choice Voting, which may be interesting to read beforehand (CLICK HERE to read).
Questions for the panelists can be submitted with event registration. CLICK HERE to register.
The event will be recorded for subsequent broadcast by Connecticut Public Television.
