Fort Colllins Ranked Voting

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Scheduled Lit Drops and Phone Banks

Literature Drops: Stop by the office at 614 S. Mason St. in Fort Collins to pick up a packet for this weekend
- Friday, April 1st, 5-7pm
- Saturday, April 2nd, 9am-Noon
- Sunday, April 3rd, Noon-4pm

Phone Banks: Request a batch by email, or join us at the office for a sheduled Phone Bank Party.
- Sunday, April 3rd, Noon-4pm
- Monday, April 4th, 5-8pm
- Tuesday, April 5th, 9am-7pm

To help out, call 970-599-1034 or email campaign@fortcollinsrankedvoting.com

Election Night Party!

Join us at the campaign office at 614 S. Mason St. from 7-9pm for refreshments, socializing and election results. Head over to Avo's afterwards for the post-party victory celebration.

Get Your Yard Sign!

Ballots are here, and we need as much visibility as we can get in the final weeks of the campaign. Get your yard sign today!

To get your yard sign, just stop by the office (614 S. Mason St.) any weekday between Noon and 7pm, or Saturday between 9am and Noon. You can also request a yard sign online and we'll drop it off for you.

Collegian Endorses a YES Vote on Ranked Voting

Rocky Mountain Collegian: Our View: Supporting Ranked Voting

"This is your city, whether you’re here for four years or a lifetime. Make it the best it can be and vote yes for ranked voting."
Read the Editorial

A Vote FOR The Ordinance on

April 5, 2011 is a vote for...

• • Positive Campaigns
• • Majority Winners
• • Increased Voter Turnout
• • No "Spoilers" or "Wasted Votes"

What's the Problem?

• • 43% of city elections over the last decade have had three or more candidates
• • In most of these, the winner fails to receive a majority
• • Some elections produced a winner with as little as 29% of the vote

In our current system...

• • Voters must game their vote for a 'winner', instead of voting their first choce
• • Votes get split for candidates with similar views
• • Candidates drop out to avoid 'splitting the vote.'

Ranked Voting will...

• • Encourage Positive Campaigning
• • Produce Majority Winners
• • Eliminate Worry Over 'Wasted Votes' or 'Spoilers'
• • Increase Voter Choice & Participation

Read more and try it out for yourself

Frequently Asked Questions!

What is ranked voting?

What's wrong with Fort Collins' plurality voting system?

How does ranked voting work?

Isn't this too complex for the average voter?

Doesn't this give extra votes to supporters of defeated candidates?

Does ranked voting avoid the "spoiler" problem?

Would it cost Fort Collins a lot of money to switch to ranked voting?

Does ranked voting affect voter turnout positively?

Does ranked voting affect campaign debate?

Where is ranked voting used?

Does ranked voting give an advantage to certain groups?

Who opposes ranked voting?

If ranked voting is so great, why did Aspen and "many other places" stop using it?

If ranked voting passes, when will it first be used in Fort Collins?

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