Recently I had the good fortune to join and develop content for a group working to have ranked-choice voting ("RCV") adopted in my hometown of London. Although still in its infancy, 123London.ca joins a growing number of similar movements across Ontario that want to see a move towards an electoral process that better reflects the realities of modern municipal politics. If you don't know what ranked-choice voting (A.K.A. instant runoff voting, A.K.A. alternate vote) is, I highly recommend this YouTube video by CGPGrey which very concisely explains the process over just a few minutes of your time. Just don't forget to come back here when you are done watching! Obviously I wouldn't have taken the time to get involved with this group unless I believed in the cause, and so, I am here to tell you why ranked-choice voting is beneficial for local elections. But - as Reading Rainbow taught us as children - you don't have to take my word for it! I tweeted last w...
Living, Working and Leading in London, Ontario