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Post and Courier December 16, 2023 BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF We believe Charleston Mayor-elect William Cogswell still would be Charleston’s mayor-elect if the city had used a ranked-choice voting system this year rather than the traditional method, which involved both a general municipal election and then a runoff two weeks later; after all, Mr. Cogswell
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Statehouse Report December 15, 2023 By Skyler Baldwin  Statewide advocacy groups are lauding a coming proposal by Charleston leaders who are asking the state legislature to allow municipalities to use instant-runoff voting, also known as ranked-choice voting, in future local elections. Such a move would void the need for costly runoffs, say groups backing
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Charleston Post and Courier December 14, 2023 By Ali Rockett At his final City Council meeting, Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg plans to introduce a resolution supporting a change to the way South Carolina voters elect their local officials. The resolution, which was released Dec. 14 ahead of the council’s Dec. 19 meeting, calls on the state’s
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WCIV-TV December 14, 2023 Watch Video by Lauren Lennon CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A different way to choose local leaders could be in the works with State House Bill 4022. The bill would permit South Carolina municipalities to adopt a process known as Instant Runoff Voting. The system would allow voters to rank first and last
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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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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
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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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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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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