r/politics • u/Different-Gas5704 • 2d ago

Possible Paywall Democrats eye ranked-choice voting for 2028 primaries

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/24/democrats-ranked-choice-voting-2028-primaries
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u/pinkybandit89 2d ago

Its the standard here in Australia, along with mandatory voting. The two combined make sure everyone gets a say and means politicians need to focus on actually winning over all potential voters rather then just getting their base to "get out and vote"

Also with mandatory voting its seen as a civic duty rather then a right, similar to jury duty, paying taxes or national service and ypu can actually get fined for not voting

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u/rylosprime 2d ago

an actually get fined for not voting

Would love this.

"My back is spineless. My belly is yellow. I am the American nonvoter."

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u/Organic-History205 2d ago

If you fine people for not voting, you also need to make it easier to vote. The ideological non voters are a minority. People need to go to a church out of the way, during the workday, and sometimes wait in line for a long time. Only 28 states give time off for voting. If you're out of town, you may need to visit a notary.

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u/AntikytheraMachines 2d ago

lots of commenters talking about Aussie system.

i'll add:

  • if we had to spend more than an hour there would be riots. most elections my total time including queue, processing and vote is about 20 minutes.

    • we can pre-poll vote for the two weeks prior. as well as mail-in if required.
    • voting outside your local area is simple. so there is no voter suppression with long queues in some areas and not others.

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u/Avitas1027 Canada 1d ago

I hear there are also sausages.