Thread by @PolReformNA

Today @PolReformNA’s Electoral Reform Research Group initiative launched 4 new research briefs from its series on the effects of #RankedChoiceVoting and related reforms. 1/5

Study from @trounstine @sgadarian and @MCrowderMeyer finds that candidates of color are similarly penalized in nonpartisan plurality and RCV elections--but adding partisan labels significantly reduces these penalties.2/5
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Tuft’s MGGG redistricting lab @gerrymandr finds that multi-winner RCV offers stable and reliable proportional representation for people of color, whereas outcomes vary widely under single-member district plurality systems.3/5
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In examining how U.S. voters assess different voting systems, @ablais_udem, @carolinaplescia and @semrasevi find a strong status quo bias in favor of the ‘single vote,’ yet no strong resistance to alternatives like RCV. 4/5
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Cheryl Boudreau, Scott Mackenzie + Jonathan Colner find gaps in political expression among informed v. uninformed citizens using RCV can be overcome with voter guides that summarize candidates’ local policy positions.5/5
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