The 2020 Election is finally here. Liberals and Conservatives alike have spent the last four years telling everyone who their voting for. Who said both sides can't work together?
In Massachusetts, there are two questions on the ballot. One of them refers to "Ranked-Choice Voting". According to the ballot, voters can vote for more than one candidate in an election. The candidate with the least amount of votes is dropped from the contest and votes are counted until a winner in the contest is determined. The idea is to bring more people (Parties) into the election and give third-party candidates a better chance in the election.
In other words, there are still people who treat the elections like popularity contests and are afraid of "throwing their vote away" if they vote for who they really want to win. Ranked-Choice voting will allow people to vote for their candidate and hedge their bets in case people feel like they are wasting their vote.
Changing the election laws is not the way to enact change. The most effective way to enact change is to vote for who you want to win. If you are truly upset with the two largest political parties in the United States, don't vote for those parties. Vote for a party that hasn't held an office. Vote for a party that truly has grass-roots organizers. Electing a third party candidate will wake up the elected officials in state and federal offices and make them truly work together. The third parties will also be working for the people who sent them to office to get work done and improve life for all.
Or you could just vote for a larger party and then wonder why nothing gets done.
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