6 reasons to vote No on 117 (rank choice voting)

6 reasons to vote NO on Measure 117 which will be on Oregon November ballot.

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

#1. Ranked Choice Voting suppresses the vote by 3% to 5%.

Voter turnout decreased by an average of 3% to 5% in cities where Ranked Choice Voting was used, according to San Francisco State University research.

#2. With Ranked Choice Voting Measure 117, every ballot DOES NOT count.

One of the greatest problems with RCV is “ballot exhaustion”-when a ballot is cast but does not count toward the end election result. This occurs when a voter overvotes, undervotes, or only ranks candidates no longer in contention. Ballot exhaustion leaves voters and voices uncounted-ballots are literally thrown in the trash because the RCV voting process renders their votes meaningless.

#3. Ranked Choice Voting Measure 117  is confusing and inaccurate.

Maine’s rank voting scheme was so confusing that it took a 19-page instruction manual on how to vote. A data entry error went undetected in a California Ranked Choice election, and the wrong winner was certified.

#4. State lawmakers exempted themselves from Measure 117.

Oregon Legislators making you vote on Measure 117 exempted themselves. Why don’t they want the rules to apply to them? As written, Ranked Choice Voting would only apply to federal elections (President, Congress) and statewide offices (Governor, Secretary of State, etc.).

#5. Ranked Choice Voting Measure 117 costs you more.

It costs election offices more time and money to process multi-layered ballots. New York spent $15 million on a “voting education campaign,” to deal with confusion brought on by Ranked Choice Voting.

#6. Rank Choice Voting Measure 117 delays election results.

Alaska does not even begin counting Ranked Choice ballots until 15 days after Election Day.

Special election equipment will be necessary to scan ballots and tabulate votes in ranked elections. Some counties will need to retrain staff, print longer ballots that use more paper, and take longer to scan.

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