How a new way to vote is gaining traction in states — and could transform US politics • Nevada Current

1.0Nevada Currenthttps://nevadacurrent.comZachary Rothhttps://nevadacurrent.com/author/zachary-roth/How a new way to vote is gaining traction in states — and could transform US politics • Nevada Currentrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Nk9AZXjh8A"><a href="https://nevadacurrent.com/2024/01/01/how-a-new-way-to-vote-is-gaining-traction-in-states-and-could-transform-us-politics/">How a new way to vote is gaining traction in states — and could transform US politics</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://nevadacurrent.com/2024/01/01/how-a-new-way-to-vote-is-gaining-traction-in-states-and-could-transform-us-politics/embed/#?secret=Nk9AZXjh8A" width="600" height="338" title="“How a new way to vote is gaining traction in states — and could transform US politics” — Nevada Current" data-secret="Nk9AZXjh8A" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://nevadacurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/election-day-4.jpg23331556With U.S. democracy plagued by extremism, polarization, and a growing disconnect between voters and lawmakers, a set of reforms that could dramatically upend how Americans vote is gaining momentum at surprising speed in Western states. Ranked choice voting, which asks voters to rank multiple candidates in order of preference, has seen its profile steadily expand […]