Members of STAR Voting Ohio meeting with Edward B. Foley! He is Director of the Election Law Program at the Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University. He co-authored the book Electoral Reform in the United States: Proposals for Combating Polarization and Extremism.

Each election we watch the rise and fall of 3rd parties seeking to offer viable alternatives to the duopoly. Every cycle they fail to break through. Two party domination isn't caused by a lack of viable 3rd parties. It's caused by our outdated voting method. 1/6 🧵

Sometimes unpopular things need to be said out loud. In an electoral reform landscape where Ranked Choice Voting has long been the emperor with no clothes, Equal Vote was one of the first organizations to speak out. 1/7 🧵

Eric Buhler Frank L VanderSloot Here's the issue - Open Primaries have more candidates than Closed Primaries and the current voting system breaks with more than two. RCV isn't much better. If we want Open/Unified Primaries we need a system that is highly accurate with any number of candidates or parties in

Elected officials shouldn't just represent their base. They should represent the whole electorate. Unfortunately, in most systems the only voters with any leverage are the ones who voted for the winner. Voters who prefer others have no power. STAR Voting changes that. 🧵 How

The most effective organizations succeed by actively engaging with their community—listening to, understanding, and acting on the feedback from users and stakeholders. This ongoing iteration and dialogue is essential for improving products, fostering innovation, building trust,

Voting methods we support maximize: ⭐️ Accuracy ⭐️ Honestly ⭐️ Equality ⭐️ Simplicity ⭐️ Expressiveness What are you looking for in a voting method? starvoting.org/criteria

Join us this Saturday at 11:30 AM for our monthly STAR Voting Ohio Meetup! ⁣⁣ We have plenty of exciting plans and volunteer opportunities coming this year. Learn more about the voting method reform movement and how you can become involved. ⁣ starvoting.org/oh_call_202502…

Good data in, good data out. youtu.be/fKg0fRL88zc

Sometimes elections are close. When that happens, it's important to have all the information to pick the best winner. With STAR Voting you can show your preference order AND how much you actually support each candidate.

Want a more diverse government? Then you want to enact #ProportionalRepresentation. One way of enacting it is to adopt proportional STAR Voting to elect a multi-winner city council or board. Try it out here with this 7-winner Presidential Board Election: bettervoting.com/bvhchj

Join us this Saturday at noon for our monthly STAR Voting Ohio Meetup! We have exciting plans and volunteer opportunities this year. Learn more about the voting method reform movement and how you can become involved. ⁣⁣Please RSVP: starvoting.org/oh_call_202503…

Are you interested in starting a movement for Approval Voting, STAR Voting, or Ranked Robin in your area? Want to write letters to get your legislators up to speed? We need your help! equal.vote/join

Are you interested in starting a movement for Approval Voting, STAR Voting, or Ranked Robin in your area? Want to write letters to get your legislators up to speed? We need your help! equal.vote/join

Big shoutout to Duncan for his incredible Earth Day community outreach! We’re passionate about ballot reforms for a fairer democracy. Want to help? Join us or host a table to spread the word! Together, we can build a democracy that works for everyone. 🌟

Here is a photo from March's meetup. Thanks to everyone who showed up!

starvoting.org/oh_call_202505… STAR Voting Ohio meetup this Saturday at the Columbus Metropolitan main library at 11:30 AM! Zoom link is also available.

Ohio chapter lead Duncan S. presented STAR Voting and participated in an electoral reform discussion panel at the Libertarian Party OH annual conference! STARVotingOhio