About PRCV
People of color have always had to fight for a place in our racist democratic systems. Together, let’s build something new that reflects the diversity and needs of all communities.
Today, there’s a critical update we can make to our broken voting system: proportional ranked-choice voting.
The basic idea is this: if a community is 30% of the population, then they should be able to pick 30% of elected officials. Elections that use ranked-choice voting (RCV) or proportional ranked-choice voting (PRCV) help make this a reality.
Check out these resources to see how PRCV works, and how it’s making elections more fair.
PRCV and racial justice
Why King County Needs Ranked-Choice Voting - Slog
We wrote a piece in The Stranger about how RCV can make King County elections more racially balanced
Sorry, haters: Ranked-choice voting produced the most diverse city council in NYC history
In 2021, ranked-choice voting secured the success of candidates of color in NYC
New York City's adoption of ranked-choice voting in 1936
Ranked-choice voting worked so well for candidates of color in the 1930’s that the racists fought to repeal it
Data on Ranked Choice Voting and Racial Justice
This is a deep dive into the latest data on how PRCV does a better job representing people of color and women
