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FairVote IllinoisDemocracy advocates, there's a lot to talk about for Chicago, Naperville, and the State of Illinois. Join us on August 20 from 7-8pm on Zoom to discuss our ongoing campaigns to upgrade elections in Illinois to ranked choice voting! RSVP here: <a href="https://www.fairvoteillinois.org/statewide_meeting_20250820" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.fairvoteillinois.org/statewide_meeting_20250820</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCV</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Illinois</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chicago</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChicagoIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChicagoIllinois</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IllinoisPoltiics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IllinoisPoltiics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChicagoPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChicagoPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Naperville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Naperville</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NapervilleIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NapervilleIllinois</a>

BlueDot🇺🇦The alternative to <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/Gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gerrymandering</a> is <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProportionalRepresentation</a> with multi-member districts and <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a>.

Fenrir aka Isabelle BarbourWhen our country makes it through this period — I will never forget the endless, craven fundraising that democrats and pacs for democrats engaged in even as the power brokers in the party tried to block the rise of progressive candidates. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a>

FairVote IllinoisIllinoisans come from the world over. Democracy requires coalition-building and finding consensus. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> is the fastest-growing upgrade to our elections to give voters more power and choice.<a href="https://www.FairVoteIllinois.org/Join" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.FairVoteIllinois.org/Join</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Illinois</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chicago</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChicagoIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChicagoIllinois</a>

FairVote IllinoisIn June, NYC demonstrated why ranked choice voting is so great for democracy: It changes the game — and its incentives. As David Daley puts it in The Guardian: "it’s a race where instead of tearing down opponents, candidates point out areas of agreement and ask to be a voter’s second choice."Chicago should follow NYC and adopt RCV ASAP so that we can begin using it for our mayoral, city council, and clerk races. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCV</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chicago</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChicagoIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChicagoIllinois</a>

FairVote IllinoisSamrah and Kevin have been regular volunteers in DuPage County for the last couple years, and they're continuing to diligently gather petitions for Naperville this summer before heading off to college. We're inspired by how much they're already contributing to positive change in the world!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DuPageCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DuPageCounty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Naperville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Naperville</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NapervilleIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NapervilleIllinois</a>

BlueDot🇺🇦<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@cwgrody" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cwgrody</a> In the long run, we should make gerrymandering impossible by getting rid of single seat voting districts. Instead, we could have multi-seat districts, and choose the winners using <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> to ensure <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProportionalRepresentation</a> in the result.Until then, I'm absolutely for temporary gerrymandering in Democratic states, statehood for Puerto Rico and DC, expanding the Supreme Court, etc. Whatever it takes to get the fascists out of power and keep them out.

william.maggosThe fix for the TX redistricting bullshit is FFV <a href="https://liberal.city/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> everywhere. Don't try to do the same thing for Democrats in another state. Instead tell everybody that any party trying to lock in more districts for their side is anti democratic and against the will of our Founders who built a system to avoid the need for political parties.Fulfill their promise. No primaries. End the duopoly.

rexia sort of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/confirmationbias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#confirmationbias</a> jet-fuel for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electionfraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electionfraud</a> paranoia:which is a tantalizingly strong, rational argument for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a>, right?

Beccai'd rather we used a system that forced fair(er) play.Then there would be less incentive to con and less incentive to immediately brand all politicians as untrustworthy.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RankedChoiceVoting</a>

FairVote IllinoisRanked choice voting is a simple upgrade to the way we vote that gives voters more choices at the ballot box. Did you know that 5 Illinois municipalities have adopted RCV referenda? We're working on getting more! Learn more about us at <a href="http://FairVoteIllinois.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://FairVoteIllinois.org</a>!We are FairVote Illinois, an organization that solely focuses on getting RCV in Illinois. That's because we believe that RCV is a key reform for the future of democracy.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCV</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Illinois</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chicago</a>

Jason Weill<a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> nerds might appreciate these visualizations. <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/AndrewCuomo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AndrewCuomo</a> finished second in the primary, but “Cuomo and nobody else” was the most-voted ballot. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/26/nyregion/nyc-mayor-ranked-choice-map.html?rsrc=flt&unlocked_article_code=1.ZU8.3UW6.E8qrTWCH4f1h&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/26/nyregion/nyc-mayor-ranked-choice-map.html?rsrc=flt&unlocked_article_code=1.ZU8.3UW6.E8qrTWCH4f1h&smid=url-share</a><a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/dataviz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataviz</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elections</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/nycmayoralelection2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nycmayoralelection2025</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/nyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nyc</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/nycpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nycpol</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/nycprimary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nycprimary</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/nycmayoralelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nycmayoralelection</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/electionviz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electionviz</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/electionMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electionMaps</a>

ProRep CoalitionHow to actually win the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gerrymandering</a> wars, cont. Pass the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FairRepresentationAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FairRepresentationAct</a> for the US House. Instead of partisan redistricting, the Fair Representation Act would require house members to be elected by <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> in multi-member districts. That will make gerrymandering impossible, make every election competitive and make the House much more socially and politically diverse. We can do the same in the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a> legislature! <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProportionalRepresentation</a> FairVote on Bluesky. (US FairVote is not on fedi, sadly.)<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/fairvote.bsky.social/post/3luobl2szme24" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/fairvote.bsky.social/post/3luobl2szme24</a>Contact your representative and ask them to support the FRA.<a href="https://fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campaign/FairRepAct2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campaign/FairRepAct2025/</a>Support multimember districts and proportional representation in California's legislature: <a href="https://www.prorepcoalition.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.prorepcoalition.org/</a>

Alan McConchieThe Fair Representation Act has been reintroduced in Congress by <a href="https://mas.to/@RepDonBeyer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@RepDonBeyer</a>. It would stop <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gerrymandering</a>, make every congressional district competitive, and implement <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> in U.S. House & Senate elections. Learn more about the <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/FairRepAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FairRepAct</a> here: <a href="https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/fair-representation-act/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/fair-representation-act/</a>Link to full text: <a href="https://beyer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=8604" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://beyer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=8604</a>Also, ask your member of congress to support the bill: <a href="https://fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campaign/FairRepAct2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campaign/FairRepAct2025/</a><a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProportionalRepresentation</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspolitics</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCV</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#congress</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a>

FairVote Illinois"We can have representative elections, if you can fight for it." - Winter Hurst-Leadicker, in their winning submission for the 2025 Paul Simon Democracy Prize, which is awarded by the Paul Simon Institute at Southern Illinois University. The winning submission proposed a referendum in Macomb, IL asking voters to approve a ranked choice voting system for the city’s municipal elections. We're happy to see such pro-democracy leadership in Illinois! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCV</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Illinois</a>

Larry Garfield<a href="https://phpc.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> is back on the table in Congress. Tell your Rep to support it!<a href="https://fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campaign/FairRepAct2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campaign/FairRepAct2025/</a>(Yeah, it won't pass with the GOP in power, because it's actually good for the country. But we can and should continue to make noise so it can pass eventually.)

Alan McConchieJust came across this adorable video that clearly explains how the new multi-winner <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> system works in <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Portland</a>, Oregon.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iZLW8FzUxQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iZLW8FzUxQ</a><a href="https://subdued.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCV</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/PDX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PDX</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/PortlandOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortlandOR</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cascadia</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProportionalRepresentation</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/SingleTransferableVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SingleTransferableVote</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oregon</a>

Black White Blue in the South1️⃣ Bill and Jumelle are on a little summer break so here’s a Best Of episode to tide you over until their return in August! Subscribe, download and listen today! <a href="https://linktr.ee/bwabits" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/bwabits</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthCarolina</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCPol</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCPolitics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GreenwoodSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreenwoodSC</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JDVance</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NancyMace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NancyMace</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MomsForLiberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MomsForLiberty</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Healthcare</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insurance</a>

FairVote Illinoisfairvoteillinois.org/join 👈👈👈Do you support ranked choice voting for Chicago? Visit our website to join our supporter list, register to volunteer, make a donation, and more to help the movement! 💜<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCV</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chicago</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChicagoIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChicagoIllinois</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChicagoPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChicagoPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Illinois</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a>

FairVote IllinoisFairVote Illinois will be at the "Good Trouble Lives On" rally at Daley Plaza to raise awareness about local <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> efforts and collect sign-ups to support the cause. We’d love to have you join us! RSVP to join here!: fairvoteillinois.org/goodtrouble_canvass_20250717<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chicago</a>

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