First past the post is #problematic

At what level?

At the senate/house race level?

Election procedures are state law in the US.

Well, I'd like to leave the option for the states to do as they please, but on a federal level, all popular vote decisions should be via runoff.

yeah, you can get IRV in your state if you want.

So, president, house, senate.

There are no popular vote decisions at the federal level.

Oh well shit

I'm a dumbass

I shoul know that I literally just registered

(this is an integral part of Federalism)

But I meant, in essence, on matter sof federal office

Sure, I guess that would make some sense.

That can be accomplished at the state level.

The issue with first past the post is that it immediately fosters a 2-party system because spoiler votes are lost votes.

Draft the amendment for your state's constitution, and try to gather some support for that amendment.

Understanding the design of the US Senate and election law is federalism 101.

I'm in Illinois, it'll never fly

It's not actually that hard to draft an amendment like this.

Sadly.

Well, you don't know unless you try.

runoff voting is a popular idea when explained

Who in blazes is dorbo? Is it you? @oprahsminge

I doubt it takes a consitutional amendment in most states. The legislature just needs to pass an election law specifying proportional voting or whatever system the state wants.

You might find that _somebody else_ will pick up the torch of explaining it to Illinoisans.

@Braydon ?

I was followed by someone called dorbo4.

weird

why would it be me exactly?

Ye, I mean, might as well.

Cause I shared the twitter on here.

It's just tiring being politically active in Illinois because of how genuinely toxic it is.

well you did sure

but im not on twitter

@devpav So you think it could probably be passed with a ballot initiative in some states?

A friend of mine is on twitter

really great guy

that might be him

@devpav In some states I think they'd want it a bit different, Texas for example.

Either a ballot initiative or an act of the state legislature.