Comment on Why does the USA have so few legal protections for ordinary people, and how can we change that?
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks agomoving away from something like FPTP (what the majority of america uses) and to something like IRV (maine uses this iirc, and most euro countries also do) can vastly improve things.
As for american elections the states themselves have a lot of control over their own voting process, and even some of the federal process. So just voting locally for voter reform can be quite impactful.
olafurp@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Exactly, state elections with referendums on voting reform are absolutely crucial to move the needle.
There’s a major thing happening right now in the US where states are agreeing to pledge their vote to the winner of the popular vote as soon as the pledged electors get past 270 which is a big win in my opinion. It’s still doesn’t help with the two parties situation but any democratic improvement is a win.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
yeah, it’s a good starting point and a big mover potential, though to be clear the supreme court ruled that electorates pledging doesn’t mean they have to legally follow that statement. They can be unfaithful electors, it’s just likely to get them ousted next election cycle.
It was part of the concession ruling that they can be made to pledge, it’s just that they can’t be forced to vote in one particular way.