ALT Approval Voting example using Seattle's Aug. 3, 2021 Mayoral race

ALT Quote from article: "the kinds of changes that would enable more choices across the political system: approval voting, in which voters can choose multiple candidates for office; multimember districts for Congress; and fundamental reform of the Electoral College."

ALT Letter from Open Primaries to Seattle City Council.

ALT Sticker that reads "Seattle deserves Approval Voting!" on the back of a clipboard

ALT Screenshot of article: "The new approval voting system provides winners with a true mandate to govern by ensuring the person elected to office is also the person with the most support. Requiring broad electoral support to win elections means a more accountable, representative city government for the many, not just the few. Our old election system was plagued by vote splitting, spoiler candidates, and unrepresentative victories. The new system, in stark contrast, increases accountability and eliminates these barriers to entry for new candidates. Responsive officials and candidates who really work to serve the people rise to the top. Less popular candidates don’t win due to vote splitting."

ALT Screenshot of article excerpt: "If you’ve ever thought, ‘I’d like to vote for that candidate, but I’d be throwing away my vote,’ you’ve experienced how our current system doesn’t accurately measure voter support,” the website says.

ALT Excerpt from article: “For me, that background has encouraged me to think about the bigger picture of how systems work,” Radkoff said. “We’re used to civic engagement that’s just working toward the next election cycle. But how do we want elections to be run on the scale of decades?”

ALT Screenshot of excerpt: “Our mission is to empower voters and to work with really strong groups on the ground,” Hamlin said in an interview. “Seattle Approves … communicated that people in Seattle really want this and the only barrier was being able to afford the signature-gathering.”