What Does Ballot Question 3 Say?
Question 3
Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to allow all Nevada voters the right to participate in open primary elections to choose candidates for the general election in which all voters may then rank the remaining candidates by preference for the offices of U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Controller, Attorney General, and State Legislators?
Why Would RCV Be Bad for Nevada?
Decreased Voter Turnout
Jurisdictions which have embraced RCV have experienced comparably lower voter turnout. In five San Francisco elections from 1995 to 2011, adoption of RCV exacerbated disparities in voter turnout between those who are already likely to vote and those who are not, including younger voters and those with lower levels of education.
Complex and Confusing
RCV is needlessly complicated and confusing. It asks voters to make decisions about all the candidates on the ballot, prompting them to cast their vote for candidates of whom they may disapprove or know nothing about. Researching five candidates for each of several races is a tall order. Moreover, a lack of familiarity with RCV creates more confusion for both voters and election administrators, making it more prone to tabulation errors and long-delayed election results.
The Constitutional Issue
It would be unwise to enshrine an unproven and confusing system into our state constitution. If Nevadans later find the new system to be complicated, burdensome or otherwise undesirable, a prolonged constitutional process would be required to abolish it and return to the proven ‘one person, one vote’ system.
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