In this episode of RCV Clips, Karen Brinson Bell and Connie Schmidt get back to basics: covering why RCV is used, where it’s used, how voters mark their ballots, how voters learn about RCV, and how RCV gets counted.
Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17TyEbBs1aVWzCtwpPtUiXFrGkBUKzcl3/view?usp=sharing
Visuals always help, so here are some example ballots, example voter education, and illustrations of how single-winner RCV gets counted.
- 2009 Minneapolis, MN RCV Sample Ballot: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y-VcpaElawB2iIolF0FeHlHyx9T-Gc_E/view?usp=sharing
- 2018 Maine RCV Sample Ballot: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MWWJWvoif27geLm4Qjfkxnmx08gTEfNK
- Minneapolis, MN Voter Education flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10QvVnYB2diVKInqAfuvhickOV-DHvyMO/view?usp=sharing
- How RCV Works page: https://www.rcvresources.org/how-it-works
- Types of RCV page: https://www.rcvresources.org/types-of-rcv
Resources mentioned in this episode:
RCVRC Webinars:
- ABCs of RCV: https://www.rcvresources.org/abcs-of-rcv
- Usability Webinar 1: Designing Ballots for RCV: https://www.rcvresources.org/usability-webinar-1-designing-ballots-for-rcv
- Understanding Multi-winner RCV: https://www.rcvresources.org/understanding-multi-winner-ranked-choice-voting
RCV Clips Episodes:
- Designing RCV for Voters (RCV Usability Study): https://www.rcvresources.org/rcv-clips-podcast/may-2018-designing-ranked-choice-voting-for-voters
- Multi-winner RCV: https://www.rcvresources.org/rcv-clips-podcast/february-2018-multi-winner-ranked-choice-voting
