Georgia State University adopts ranked choice voting, increasing its use to 90+ college campuses
Posted on February 25, 2021
As the movement for ranked choice voting continues to grow, college campuses have become trailblazers for electoral reform.
Benjamin Oestericher
Executive Intern
Benjamin Oestericher is an intern with the Executive Department. He is a rising freshman at Georgetown University where he intends to study International Politics. Before joining FairVote, he conducted political research, coordinated candidate communications, and managed direct persuasion and advocacy strategies with a variety of progressive political consulting firms and campaigns fighting for structural reforms to America’s politics. He is excited to work with FairVote to help fight for an electoral system that will yield more equitable and just outcomes.
Posts by Benjamin Oestericher
Constitutional Scholars Across the Political Spectrum Back Ranked Choice Voting
Posted on January 20, 2021
The need to reform America’s democracy is a desire felt across the political spectrum.
State Parties Expand Support for RCV in 2020 Across Geographic and Partisan Lines
Posted on January 12, 2021
2020 was a watershed year for the #RankedChoiceVoting movement. Legislation favorable to RCV passed in VA and UT, RCV was approved in 7 out of 8 ballot measures, and RCV was used successfully for the first time in 5 Democratic presidential primaries.
