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You should know there's an effort in Congress to ban ranked-choice voting on federal elections. (www.congress.gov)

submitted 6 days ago by DemBoSain@midwest.social to c/politics@beehaw.org

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I expect this to have broad bipartisan support and to pass with little opposition.

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[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Would this not require an amendment to the constitution and therefore a supermajority?

Edit: this isn't true, in the election clause they stated that Congress could depict rules to ensure uniform voting. The voting locations times and manner are left up to the state. 1842 Congress stated that legislatures needed to be voted by district.

"Section. 4. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day."

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not if they choose to ignore the Constitution.

[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 days ago

So business as usual then

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 4 points 6 days ago

That really only describes changing the date of the election though - but I guess constitutionality doesn't really matter anymore...

[–] techwooded@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 days ago

"You should know there's an effort in Congress to ban [insert democratic principle here]"

Basically any headline right now

[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.snekerpimp.space 11 points 6 days ago

[–] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 days ago

I expect this to have broad bipartisan support and to pass with little opposition.

And we could hope the Supreme Court would look out for us, but, well...