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Fundraiser to Switch Missouri to Approval Voting (actionnetwork.org)

submitted 1 year ago by OofShoot to c/politics

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If this counts as advertising, just let me know and I'll take down the post.

I'm collecting donations to fund a referendum campaign to switch Missouri to Freedom Voting (AKA Approval Voting). This is being organized by Missouri Agrees and the donations are being facilitated by the Action Network and Show Me Integrity. Link to donate here.

We're aiming for $1.2 million by Saturday July 1st and this is an all-or-nothing affair. If we meet our funding goal, the signature campaign for the reference goes ahead. If we don't, everyone gets their money back. Now here's the good news, any of the fundraisers up to Molly's fundraiser will get you a 3:1 power multiplier. For every dollar you donate their in the link they donate a dollar AND an anonymous third person will donate one too.

Now at this point you might be wondering, what the heck is Freedom Voting anyway? Great question, I'm glad you asked. Here we go:

Vote for everyone you like.
Most votes wins.
That's it.

Why is it called Freedom Voting? Well, because it gives you the freedom to vote for everyone you like, instead of having to choose only one. You can no longer waste your vote on a minor candidate, because voting for them doesn't stop you from voting for anyone else. It's also called Approval Voting because the fundamental question is "do you approve of this candidate or not?"

Of course, it fixes loads of problems with our current system. No more spoilers, fewer invalid ballots, representative results both in theory and real life, and it's always safe to vote for your favorite, no matter what. Simply put, people love it.

If you guys have any questions just let me know, I'm happy to chat!

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[–] jim@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Good luck with this! I think approval voting is the bees knees! My locality just passed ranked voting, which is an improvement but I would really have preferred approval voting instead.

[–] OofShoot 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, anything is better than "choose one," but you should really fix it right the first time, you know? Plus, Approval is more adaptable to alternate representation systems, like proportional or multi seat elections.

I'm going to be so stoked if we hit our funding goal, getting Approval into a state constitution would be HUGE.

[–] TechyDad 1 points 1 year ago

I'll admit that I personally like ranked choice voting more because it lets you see how many people choose Candidate A as #1, #2, etc. Still, I get that this can be complicated for some voters and we want to make things as easy as possible for them.

Whether a place goes ranked choice or approval, they're still doing better than if they stayed with First Past The Post.