Upcoming Events
MAKING DEMOCRACY COUNT FOR SACRAMENTO
Wed., Jan. 22, 2025 / 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Join a virtual panel discussion about Ranked Choice Voting, Sacramento’s history of local elections, and opportunities to improve Sacramento’s elections process.
In addition to hearing new data and perspectives from experts, you’ll have a chance to ask panelists your questions.
Panelists include:
- Ismar Volic, Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Institute for Mathematics and Democracy at Wellesley College
- Deb Otis, Director of Research for Fair Vote
- Josh Rosa, Adjunct Professor at Sacramento State and volunteer with Better Ballot Sacramento
- Paula Lee, President of the League of Women Voters of Sacramento County (moderator)
The panel’s topics include:
- What should we expect from an election method? What are its goals?
- How does Ranked Choice Voting compare with other popular methods, like Plurality and Plurality with Runoff (Sacramento’s current method)?
- Where is Ranked Choice Voting currently used? What have been the results?
- How has Sacramento’s current method (Plurality with Runoff) been performing? How could Ranked Choice Voting improve upon these outcomes?
This event is organized by Better Ballot Sacramento, a coalition of community organizations committed to improving Sacramento’s local nonpartisan elections process.