Summary
Voters across eight states, including Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada, rejected ballot measures for election reforms such as ranked choice voting (RCV) and open primaries, despite a $110 million push from advocates.
The movement, inspired by Alaska’s 2020 adoption of these reforms, failed to gain traction, with critics citing confusion and doubts over RCV’s benefits.
Some reforms succeeded locally, including in Portland, Oregon, but opposition remains strong.
“RCV is too confusing” say anti-RCV politicians deliberately wording RCV ballot measures to be as confusing as possible.
One thing the last few elections have made abundantly clear is just how fuckin dumb most Americans are.
Like … unimaginably so. I cannot fathom the level of ignorance experienced by so many people.