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.

I'll have to look into it. If there's something worth the energy, it's this and maybe term limits.

@devpav I find it unlikely that a state legislature would allow this to pass.

(unless perhaps it had been enacted in other states successfully)

It'd be interesting to do no-primary STV.

That'd considerably reduce partisan hackery, since candidates would have to compete directly for a slice of all available votes.

Including against their own party, in theory.

ye

There are state legislatures crazy enough to award their electoral votes to the 'national popular vote' winner.

Hilariously it'd be easiest to sell to Berniebros

holy

moly

Cause he would have been able to run independently and win, since runoff voting would have encouraged everyone to vote Bernie as first choice and then second choice safe pick.