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(Tennessee is a state in the Eastern United States, though much of the state is in the Central Time Zone (as is much of the Mississippi Basin).) |
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'''Tennessee''' is a state in the [[Eastern United States]], though much of the state is in the [[Central Time Zone]] (as is much of the [[Mississippi Basin]]). |
'''Tennessee''' is a state in the [[Eastern United States]], though much of the state is in the [[Central Time Zone]] (as is much of the [[Mississippi Basin]]). |
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== SB 1820 == |
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The state of Tennessee recently outlawed "instant runoff voting" and "ranked choice voting", which they defined as follows:<ref>https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1820.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EndFPTP/comments/swfyum/text_of_tn_law_banning_instantrunoff_voting/</ref> |
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a method of casting and tabulating votes in which: |
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* (A) Voters rank candidates in order of preference; |
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* (B) Tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated; |
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* (C) Votes are transferred from elected or defeated candidates to the voters' next-ranked candidate or candidates in order of preference; and |
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* (D) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled, as applicable |
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== References == |
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[[Category:United States]] |
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Revision as of 22:26, 19 February 2022
Tennessee is a state in the Eastern United States, though much of the state is in the Central Time Zone (as is much of the Mississippi Basin).
SB 1820
The state of Tennessee recently outlawed "instant runoff voting" and "ranked choice voting", which they defined as follows:[1][2]
a method of casting and tabulating votes in which:
- (A) Voters rank candidates in order of preference;
- (B) Tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated;
- (C) Votes are transferred from elected or defeated candidates to the voters' next-ranked candidate or candidates in order of preference; and
- (D) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled, as applicable