League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area - Good Governance Symposium Session Session V – Election & Voting Systems and Approaches

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Session V – Election & Voting Systems and Approaches
This final session will explore how election systems can enhance voter representation. We will start by reviewing South Carolina’s current election systems. We will then examine a number of topics through the lens of Ranked Choice Voting. This includes: open primaries, at-large vs. single member districts, and citizen-led ballot initiatives. 
 
Pre-Reads:

• League of Women Voters US Position
• State Voting Laws (Brennan Center)
• Voting in South Carolina (Ballotpedia)
• Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center
• New York City Voters Just Adopted Ranked-Choice Voting in Elections. Here's How It Works (Time Magazine)
• Why Some N.Y.C. Lawmakers Want to Rethink Ranked-Choice Voting (New York Times)