Letter: Ranked-Choice Voting is an Improvement

Submitted (unpublished) Letter to the Editor, Bloomington Sun Current

Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) is a better way of voting that will save Bloomington money. Today in Bloomington, a fraction of voters (5%-10%) eliminate candidates in the August primary (the primary costs $100,000), and that primary often provides us with candidates that are at the edges of the political spectrum. 

The RCV process will not eliminate all personal attacks between candidates, but because voters’ second choices may make a difference in the outcome, candidates are likely to focus on the issues.

RCV election outcomes will reflect the will of the majority of voters better than the current system for less money. RCV is a simple, fair, proven improvement to how we vote.

Pat Meyer, Bloomington