COMMENTARY: Don’t be fooled by Question 3’s misleading commercials
by Staff
Stop RCV coalition co-chair Trent England wrote a piece in the Las Vegas Journal Review discussing the out of state money behind Nevada Question 3. If enacted, the measure would implement ranked-choice voting in statewide and congressional elections.
Trying RCV only to get rid of it has become common. A dozen cities in Utah dropped out early from an RCV pilot program after it confused voters, cost more money, and reduced trust in elections. Ballotpedia keeps a running list of places that have tried, then rejected RCV.
Perhaps this explains why Question 3 backers want to sneak RCV into the Nevada Constitution, where it would be difficult to repeal. It might also explain why those backers aren’t doing it in their own states. Nearly all the money for Question 3 comes from out of state — from billionaires in places like New York, Texas and California.
Out of state money from wealthy donors and ranked-choice voting ballot measures go hand in hand. The pro-RCV movement masquerades as a grassroots movement, but in reality it's a well funded machine controlled by left-wing billionaires.