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Ranked Choice Voting is a Bad Idea

Ranked Choice Voting is a Bad Idea
Guest host Brad Beck & Hans Von Spakovsky critique ranked choice voting. Don Beezley addresses Democratic gaps in 2024 legislature principles.

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Guest Host Brad Beck and Heritage Foundation expert Hans Von Spakovsky discuss why ranked choice voting is a bad idea. Von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation and an expert on election law, has raised several concerns about ranked choice voting. He argues that the system is not only needlessly confusing for both voters and officials but also potentially skewed against minority voters. Von Spakovsky highlights that ranked choice voting demands excessive research from voters and significantly slows down the vote tallying process, presenting considerable drawbacks to its implementation. Listen to the full interview in the first hour.

Interview with Don Beezley

Former state legislator Don Beezley discusses the principles missing with the Democrats at the 2024 legislature. On Monday, April 1st, the Colorado House passed the state’s $40.6 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year through bill HB 24-1430, with the decision largely falling along party lines. Only a single Republican lent their support to the bill. This move has sparked criticism, with detractors claiming the government is eager to take individuals’ hard-earned money by any means necessary. Listen to the full interview in the second hour.

 

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