i am still very upset over the #rankedchoicevoting discourse. as someone who testified 4 times in favor, i also worked with @RankTheVoteNYC to explain to thousands of voters at community boards, senior centers and in the community about RCV. 1/

literally no one in months of outreach in the bronx and upper manhattan ever brought up the talking points of disenfranchisement or confusion on how to vote. the main thing that came up was being able to just vote for one person, which people can still do. 2/

some people had questions about the elimination, which i can see being a bit confusing, but no one needed to be explained to more than once or twice. that can easily be covered in the @NYCVotes guide that everyone gets. ppl understand that they preferences + now can vote them 3/

what stuck out the most were those, who on their own, realized #RCV further empowers their vote by not "wasting" their vote on the candidate they like but who may not be favored to win. many ppl spoke about voting for the incumbent or front runner out of obligation not desire. 4/

the people who are against #RCV or are playing up the education aspect are really telling on themselves. they are saying that voters are too stupid as well as they don't trust in their ability to educate their folx. none of the fear mongering has been shown true anywhere else. 5/

in fact, #RCV has increased BIPOC and women representation because those candidates are no longer splitting the vote, and can work together in coalition to uplift each other. this should be celebrated. I am for rcv and know it will help the voters desires to be reflected. 6/