The 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination is Crowded and Competitive with Multiple Candidates already in the Race. With so many Candidates on the Ballot, the Single-Choice Method used to Award Delegates limits Voters’ Expression and Threatens to produce a Nominee without Broad Support.
Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) offers a Solution that Allows Voters more Power and Freedom to Rank their Choices on the Ballot, Casting meaningful Votes that produce a Broadly Supported Nominee Worthy of Representing the Party in the General Election.
You don’t have to worry about “Wasting” your Vote, especially in a Crowded Race. If your Favorite Candidate has Limited Support, your Vote will still Count for your Next Choice.
Alaska
In 2020, the Alaska Democratic Party will be using a RCV Ballot to determine how many Delegates each Presidential Candidate will get.
With RCV, you can Rank between 1 and 5 Candidates in Order of Preference.
You can vote by Absentee Ballot by March 24th, or In Person on April 4th.
The Alaska GOP will Not hold a Primary Election in 2020.
Hawaii
In 2020, the Hawaii Democratic Party will be using a RCV Ballot to determine how many Delegates each Presidential Candidate will Receive.
With RCV you can Rank between 1 and 3 Candidates in Order of Preference.
You can Vote by Mail by March 2nd, or In Person on April 4th.
The Hawaii Republican Caucus is March 10th.
Kansas
In 2020, the Kansas Democratic Party will be using a RCV Ballot to determine how many Delegates each Presidential Candidate will get.
With RCV, you can Rank between 1 and 5 Candidates in Order of Preference.
You can Vote Early by Mail, March 30th-April 24th, or In Person on May 2nd.
The Kansas Republican Party will Not hold a 2020 Presidential Primary.
Wyoming
In 2020, the Wyoming Democratic Party will be using a RCV Ballot to Determine how many Delegates each Presidential Candidate will Receive.
With RCV, you can Rank between 1 and 5 Candidates in Order of Preference.
Wyoming Democrats can Vote Early by Mail, and Mail-In Ballots must be Postmarked by March 20th. You can Vote In-Person on Early Vote day, Saturday, March 28th, or at your Local County Caucus on Saturday, April 4th.
The problem with this is on April 4th, at the Caucus, Voters will only have Two Choices, First Vote, and Second Only if their First Candidate is Not Viable, with 15% or more Votes. If its like Nevada, the RCV Voters Second Votes will Only go to the Next Viable Candidate, and if there is None, Only gets One Vote.
Dates for the Wyoming Republican Presidential Primary Election are still TBD.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
3 comments:
A quick correction--in Wyoming, voters will not be limited to only two choices. Each voter will receive the exact same paper ballot at the caucus as was delivered via mail, and will be able to rank up to five candidates, exactly as those who voted early/absentee.
We have taken great pains to ensure that every WyoDems has the opportunity to cast their vote, whether that means mailing in or dropping off their ballots, or caucusing in person. With identical ballots, each voter will have the exact same choices and votes (by any method) will count for each round.
If I can be of further assistance or offer additional clarification, please feel free to reach me at digital @ wyodems.org
Nina Hebert
Communications Director, Wyoming Democratic Party
Since the Caucus has two votes, First Viable, then Second for non-viable to make the second choice. Then why rank more then two candidates? There second choice should help a non-viable become viable or add votes to a viable.
Caucuses can and often do run past a single realignment. The 15% threshold is the end game, not the beginning--essentially, in a very crowded field, the lowest-performing candidate is removed, not all candidates who didn't hit 15%. This is why caucuses can be a full day event--multiple reorganizations take time.
At the time the ballots were designed, with every candidate running, it was statistically impossible for it to go past five rounds of voting; therefore, five rounds is what we used. 3-5 is the common range for ranked choice rounds.
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