From announcement: Forward Party of Virginia, UpVote Virginia, and FairVote Virginia will co-host a Ranked Choice Voting Roundtable in Richmond. When: February 16, 2023 at 6:00pm Where: Richmond Main Library, Annex room 101 East Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219, United … Continue reading
From FaceBook event page: Looking for a concrete way to restore some sanity to politics? Turns out there’s a better way to vote. It’s called ranked choice voting, and it’s spreading nationwide. In ranked choice elections, you don’t just vote … Continue reading
I have mentioned ranked choice voting before on this site. The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association uses it to elect officers when there is more than 2 people running for a position. Now’s the time to further this important voting reform … Continue reading
We know we cannot count on the corporate media to supply alternatives, so we have to take it upon ourselves (the WRIR lesson)…. As stated here previously, Paul Goldman deserves a lot of credit for almost single-handily obtaining the 10,000 … Continue reading
I am not a wealthy man. That said, sometimes you have to put your money where your mouth is. While I don’t think money should equal speech (I support www.MoveToAmend.org), in this case, I am willing to make an exception. … Continue reading
In addition to ranked choice voting, City Council will be discussing budget tonight… RVA Clean Energy and Climate Justice Budget Recommendations Richmond’s proposed FY2023 budget is at odds with the Climate and Ecological Emergency resolution that the city unanimously passed … Continue reading
Dear Delegate Carr and Councilperson Lynch, I hope you all are doing well and staying healthy. I recognize that the pandemic is not over and I do believe you both should be commended for your public service during this emergency. … Continue reading
While there was lots of important neighborhood-centric discussion at last night’s OHNA Zoom meeting, one other thing the neighborhood association did was vote to support ranked choice voting for City offices. It should be noted that while OHNA has not … Continue reading
Dear Delegate Carr and Councilperson Lynch, As you both are well aware, the City of Richmond will hopefully be electing a new Mayor in a few short weeks. You both probably also know that, ultimately, candidates vying to be Richmond’s … Continue reading
With a lot of voting already underway, many Richmonders are confronting the reality that they still don’t know who to vote for Mayor. Sadly, as with the last Mayoral election, the corporate media is trying to paint the election as … Continue reading