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Organizations advocate for alternate election system in Charleston

Live 5 WCSC December 14, 2023 Watch Video By Molly McBride CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Several statewide organizations are advocating for Instant Runoff Voting to be allowed in South Carolina. As the bill works through the Legislature, Charleston City Council is set to vote on a resolution Tuesday that calls on the state to pass […]

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Statewide groups hold press conference urging Charleston City Council to support Mayor Tecklenburg’s resolution on Instant Runoff Voting

December 16, 2023 On December 14th, four statewide organizations held a press conference in Charleston, SC, to support Mayor John Tecklenburg’s upcoming resolution calling on the state legislature to give municipalities the option to use instant runoff voting in local elections. See the below press release. The press conference received significant media attention: WCSC–Organizations advocate

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Why be forced to pick Haley or Scott? Try our Oct. GOP poll

October 15, 2023 National public opinion polls about the GOP Presidential candidates allow you to pick 2nd and 3rd choices. What if you could vote that way and what would it look like? How would the winner be picked? Find out by taking our October GOP Presidential Primary Poll sponsored by the SC Small Business

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Vote in SC GOP Presidential Primary October Poll NOW!

October 8, 2023 All South Carolinians are encouraged to vote in this October GOP Presidential Primary Poll sponsored by the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce and Better Ballot SC. Vote Here: https://app.rankedvote.co/rv/h9ge5xq1vn25cd1tjy/vote Not only will you have your chance to weigh in, but you will also see how instant runoff voting works. Vote in

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Webinar: How to get ranked choice voting adopted straight from a well known Republican

Ranked Choice Voting will strengthen democracy (and save government money by eliminating runoffs) But how to get it adopted Webinar: October 4th, 3PM ET Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdOuprjkrGNwEkbrD1qeJfJyfq61HSEdV#/registration You don’t need to hear more about what ranked choice voting is or how it is good for democracy.  You need to know the politics of getting your state

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SC Small Business Chamber joins Amicus Brief to US Supreme Court

Press Release September 22, 2023 Small Businesses Warn the Supreme Court: Overturning Chevron Will Cause Regulatory Uncertainty and is Bad for Business SC Small Business Chamber joins Amicus Brief to keep big corporations from having undue influence in regulatory process WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, groups representing more than 250,000 small businesses and business-related entities throughout

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Weigh in on your preferred candidates for President September poll is live

September 7, 2023 Let the media know your preferences for President by taking our September ranked choice voting poll (also called instant runoff voting). Our August poll results were covered by the South Carolina press (here, here and here). The monthly rolling presidential poll, sponsored by the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce and Better

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Nikki Haley emerges as frontrunner in South Carolina GOP ranked-choice presidential primary poll

WCIV (Charleston) WPDE (Florence) The Clinton Chronicle September 5, 2023 by Ian Kayanja CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The August results of a rolling Republican presidential primary poll found former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as the consensus majority leader on the 15-candidate ranked choice voting ballot. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce

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How to stop gerrymandering in your state. Ohio is leading the way.

August 31, 2023 Webinar on September 6th at 3PM ET  Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdOuprjkrGNwEkbrD1qeJfJyfq61HSEdV The Business for Democracy monthly webinar will be Wednesday, September 6th, at 3PM ET.  Please mark your calendars. Fresh off a successful effort by many organizations (including our Ohio Business for Democracy collaborative) to protect citizen ballot initiatives, Ohio organizations now have

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The first Republican Presidential debate tonight. Vote your preferences.

August 23, 2023 If you watch it, take our Republican Presidential poll and weigh in on your preferred candidates. The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce and Better Ballot SC launched a rolling, monthly Presidential Primary poll this month using instant runoff voting (ranked choice voting). We will be announcing the results for this monthly

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