2019 ONLINE SYMPOSIUM - BUILDING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR RANKED CHOICE VOTING

National election experts, election administrators, elected and government officials, and ranked choice voting (RCV) proponents came together for our 2nd Annual Online Symposium. Sessions included information on:

Answers to mischaracterizations of RCV,
Firsthand perspective from candidates who have campaigned for RCV contests, and
How to craft the message to educate voters, policymakers, and others, including tips from a three-time Emmy Award-winning corporate filmmaker.

To view or download recordings of the sessions, please click the individual links. Other available resources include links to question-and-answer (Q&A) documents with more detailed responses to questions posed during the sessions and, where available, links to presentations and other resources used during each session.

SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

SESSION 1: DEMYSTIFYING RANKED CHOICE VOTING

RCV is often mischaracterized, even though it’s been around for more than a century. This session tries to cut through the confusion and get clear information on how RCV works like any other election process.

SESSION 2: SEE HOW THEY RUN: CAMPAIGNING AS A RANKED CHOICE CANDIDATE

How does a candidate campaign for an office that’s decided by RCV? What’s the experience like? Learn from those who have asked to be someone’s first choice, but if not, then their second choice!

SESSION 3: RCV IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

Our panel of experienced election administrators, elections experts, and advocates will discuss how RCV gets shepherded through the legislative process.

SESSION 4: CRAFTING THE RCV MESSAGE

How do you tell the RCV story? How do you explain it to voters or share it with the media? Our panelists offer their experience conveying messages that may not be easy to understand, how they developed voter education and outreach materials, worked with the media, and shared the message in multiple languages.

SESSION 5: RCV BY THE NUMBERS

Take a walkthrough of the data we have on RCV to learn if voters like RCV, if it works as intended, and if it can be sustained.

SESSION 6: SO, WHO WON? SOFTWARE FOR TABULATING & DISPLAYING RESULTS FOR RCV

Learn about advancements in RCV software, including the RCVRC’s universal RCV tabulation software, vendor RCV integration, and election night reporting for RCV.