jordanlund@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.world · 10 days agoPortland’s ranked-choice debut causes voter engagement to crater; 1 in 5 who cast ballots chose no one for City Councilwww.oregonlive.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: portland_oregon@lemmy.world
arrow-up1170arrow-down1external-linkPortland’s ranked-choice debut causes voter engagement to crater; 1 in 5 who cast ballots chose no one for City Councilwww.oregonlive.comjordanlund@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.world · 10 days agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: portland_oregon@lemmy.world
minus-squarestembolts@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 days agoSo I don’t get to prioritize one candidate over the other? I can only vote “approve” or “disapprove”? These are rhetorical questions and I know the answers, but dang, you failed to explain the “ranked” part of “ranked choice”…
minus-squareAshelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoThat’s because I didn’t explain ranked choice voting, I explained approval voting… They’re two different things
minus-squarestembolts@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoGuess I’m dumb. Tbh this is an expected outcome.
So I don’t get to prioritize one candidate over the other? I can only vote “approve” or “disapprove”?
These are rhetorical questions and I know the answers, but dang, you failed to explain the “ranked” part of “ranked choice”…
That’s because I didn’t explain ranked choice voting, I explained approval voting… They’re two different things
Guess I’m dumb. Tbh this is an expected outcome.