Testifying on Ranked Choice Voting

27/02/2019 22 min
Testifying on Ranked Choice Voting

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Episode Synopsis

Like all pieces of legislation, ranked choice voting legislation goes through committee hearings where policymakers hear testimony from experts, activists, and members of the public. In this episode, George Gilbert, Karen Brinson Bell, and Chris Hughes discuss what it's like to testify about ranked choice voting in front of those committees.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h2RuCPfDSSifTuJvxGx00edEl6ZJDG6E/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Karen Brinson Bell's testimony to the New York City Charter Revision Commission: https://youtu.be/ZqHGtIlgP-Y?t=644
- George Gilbert's testimony to the Washington House Government and Tribal Relations Committee (begins at 7:00): https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2019021341
- Chris Hughes's testimony to the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee (begins at 2:50:35): http://mgahouse.maryland.gov/mga/play/1a0a5140-4f25-43c2-a4ff-e761d2eee0b7/?catalog/03e481c7-8a42-4438-a7da-93ff74bdaa4c&playfrom=9203000