[Lnc-business] Maine Question 5 (Ranked Choice Voting)

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

I will co sponsor

On Monday, October 3, 2016, William Redpath <wredpath2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues:  I am looking for co-sponsors for the following
> resolution:
>
> "The Libertarian National Committee supports Question 5 in Maine on the
> ballot on November 8, 2016."
>
> Information:  If Question 5 passes, Maine will use Ranked Choice Voting in
> all elections starting on January 1, 2018, for Governor, State House, State
> Senate, US House of Representatives and US Senate.
>
> Why I support Question 5 (and have made a personal donation to RCV
> Maine):  RCV would, at the very least, do away with the "Wasted Vote
> Syndrome" associated with third party and independent candidates.  This
> would, at least, lead to more earned media and fewer debate exclusions.  I
> think if RCV were being used for this Presidential election, Gary Johnson
> and Bill Weld would have been included in all four debates.
>
> I ask my colleagues to co-sponsor this email ballot and to vote "Yes" on
> it.
>
> Thanks, Bill Redpath
>


-- 
*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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