Just days after narrowly avoiding a government shutdown, the House of
Representatives is leaderless and scrambling to decide who should replace ousted
Speaker Kevin McCarthy.


Dear John,

Just days after narrowly avoiding a government shutdown, the House of
Representatives is leaderless and scrambling to decide who should replaceousted
Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

As the House lurches from one crisis to another, FairVotereleased a new analysis
on howranked choice voting(RCV) would help Congress function. Members would
represent a broader group of voters – not just a “fraction of a fraction” of the
electorate (for example, Rep. Matt Gaetz won his GOP primary in a hyper-partisan
district with just 36% of the vote!).

They would face electoral incentives to cooperate with each other – not to
create chaos. RCV would also make speaker elections themselves faster and more
representative, smoothly identifying a leader most House members can support.

Thankfully, representatives are already recognizing the power of RCV to
transform the body. Check out the latest from Reps. Jamie Raskin and Don Beyeron
MSNBC.com:

“There is a far better way to choose the speaker (and other key House leaders)
than a series of simple majority ballots that can easily lead to capitulation to
extremists. The alternative is ranked choice voting, which enables an instant
runoff and certifies the winner who has the widest and deepest support.”

I also want to share videos from two panels at theAmerican Democracy Summitlast
week. It was great to meet so many passionate reformers in person, and forge
deeper connections to help this movement thrive!

A big thank you toBlack Voters Matter, theCoalition of Communities of Color,
Common Cause,Democracy Rising,FairVote Minnesota,Oregon RCV,Rank the Vote,Ranked
Choice Boston,RepresentWomen, RepresentUs,our great panelists, and other key
partners in the event!

Excited to continue working with you all to make better elections with ranked
choice voting the norm across the country!

Sincerely,
Ashley Houghton
Senior Director of Programs and Policy at FairVote

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