Keep Voting Simple

02/04/2020

"The Iowa caucus debacle proved that a 21st century election requires 19th century technology."

Paper and pencils. Still the best voting technology.

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The Iowa caucus debacle proved that a 21st century election requires 19th century technology.

04/24/2019

Another referendum and another province has said NO to proportional representation and YES to first past the post. Way to go PEI!

02/18/2019

"In 2016, voters were given five choices, but this time it will simply be a chance to vote "yes" or "no" to the question "Should Prince Edward Island change its voting system to a mixed member proportional voting system?"

A "No" vote would see no change in the way members are chosen for the 27 seats in the legislature, while a "yes" vote would see 18 members chosen in redrawn electoral districts and nine others chosen in province-wide ballots."

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12/20/2018

Massive win for First Past The Post in B.C.

09/21/2018

"But negotiations after the vote aren’t based on popular will, but on whether a party can prop up a government.

More importantly, coalition governments make it difficult for voters to hold governments to account, as it becomes difficult for voters to clearly assign blame or credit. At the same time, voters are given limited options during elections and can only use their vote to punish or reward governments for their policy decisions."

Some see the upcoming B.C. referendum on electoral reform — whether the province should switch to a proportional representation voting system — as a blatant attempt by the B.C. Green Party to . . .

09/12/2018

"In fact, there was something else that those 15 dictators had in common.... They each rose to power in a country that used PR to elect its legislature. No democracy that used first past the post fell to dictatorship during the period."

History shows that in Europe in the early 20th century, 15 democracies fell to dictatorships. Each rose to power in a country that used proportional representation to elect its legislature. No democracy that used first past the post fell to dictatorship during the period.

03/16/2018

ICYMI: Keep Voting Simple B.C. Referendum Townhall March 15th, 2018 with Bill Tieleman & Dimitri Pantazopoulos moderated by Richard Ciano.

03/15/2018

REMINDER that tonight (Thursday, March 15th) 6:30PM PST is our telephone and online townhall and update on the BC Referendum with Bill Tieleman and Dimitri Pantazopoulos. Sign up at www.keepvotingsimple.ca/bc-townhall or participate on Facebook Live as we'll be streaming right here.

Sign-up for Keep Voting Simple's B.C. Referendum Information Telephone Townhall with Bill Tieleman and Dimitri Pantazopoulos

03/08/2018

Foreign pressure groups shouldn't be participants in Canadian elections.

Democratic Institutions confirms new rules on the way for outside groups’ spending on Canadian political campaigns.

02/27/2018

On Thursday, March 15th, 6:30PM PST Keep Voting Simple will hold a supporter briefing and telephone townhall about the B.C. Referendum on electoral system changes which the B.C government is planning for next fall. On the call, we will update you on what we know so far, and preview what we have planned. You will also have a chance to ask questions and provide feedback.

Bill Tieleman and Dimitri Pantazolpoulos will lead the telephone townhall. Bill Tieleman is a veteran NDP strategist whose clients include unions and businesses in the resource and public sector. Tieleman led the "No BC STV" campaign that successfully rejected the single transferable vote system in the 2005 and 2009 referenda. Dimitri Pantazopoulos conducted public opinion research and managed direct voter contact in the 2013 and 2017 BC Liberal election campaigns. He has received national accolades for his research work.

To sign up for the briefing click on the link below or visit http://keepvotingsimple.ca/bc-townhall/ At the time of the briefing, an automated system will call at the number you provided. It will subsequently join you to the discussion. Participation is simple and free. The briefing will be held at 6:30PM PST on Thursday, March 15th, 2018.

Sign-up for Keep Voting Simple's B.C. Referendum Information Telephone Townhall with Bill Tieleman and Dimitri Pantazopoulos

02/23/2018

The NAACP in Memphis is against IRV (Ranked Ballots) stating, "After reviewing information and listening to presentations from supporters and those against IRV, we have determined it is not in the best interest of a city, which is majority people of color, to implement this new voting concept."

02/20/2018

2018 is an important year in the fight to keep voting simple in Canadian politics. This is an important initiative in order stop those who want to make our voting system more complicated, time-consuming, and inaccessible.

In the fall of 2018, British Columbia's NDP/Green coalition will hold a referendum, proposing to change the province's voting system to some form of proportional representation. This change in the voting system will result in fewer or no local representatives and more control by backroom party officials.

This fall the cities of Cambridge and Kingston, Ontario will also hold referendums on whether to change their voting system to a ranked ballot for their municipal elections. Ranked balloting or 'instant runoff vote' is a convoluted and expensive system that leads to more voter error and lower turnout.

London, Ontario will use a ranked ballot for their upcoming municipal council election. This form of voting comes after city staff strongly recommended against it due to its high cost and voter confusion.

It is Keep Voting Simple's mandate to contest these referendums as well as monitor the upcoming municipal election in London, Ontario. It is important that we highlight the many problems these systems pose to the election process and the quality of our democracy.

By monitoring these changes and raising awareness to impacted voters, we are doing out part. However, we cannot fight these ill-fated experiments alone. We need your help. Can we count on you for a donation of $5 today to help us contest these vital referendums?

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