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Addressing concerns about voter confusion with election system changes

1:04:57

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Commissioner Anthony Richardson asks Candace Prince-Modeste of the NAACP about the notion that Black voters are struggling with ranked-choice voting (RCV) and whether introducing another change like open primaries would exacerbate confusion.

Ms. Prince-Modeste, who has experience as an RCV trainer, refutes the idea that any particular group has difficulty understanding RCV based on her observations.

Anthony Richardson
1:04:57
Again, thank you both for testifying.
1:05:00
For a missed, modest we we've heard some testimony suggesting that black voters are still grappling with ranked choice voting and introducing something another change at this time would only kind of compound that confusion.
1:05:21
I I noticed that you didn't take that position necessarily, but I would be interested to know what you think about that.
Candace Prince-Modeste
1:05:30
Appreciate that.
1:05:31
As someone who, another hat, has worked as a ranked choice voting trainer, I push back against that notion.
1:05:39
I the evidence that I've seen does not suggest that any group of people have any particular hardship with rank with understanding ranked choice voting.
1:05:47
I understand where folks are coming from, but that's not the position that I take.
Richard Buery
1:05:52
Thank you.
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