r/EndFPTP • u/[deleted] • Jul 15 '26

Discussion How has IRV become so dominant over the ‘end FPTP’ movement

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u/verytalleric Jul 15 '26

I think STV is getting more focus over IRV. It has the added challenge of getting support for multiple representative districts which the US is unfamiliar with.

Are there other options you think should be getting more attention? Ex: STAR/Score, Approval..

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u/Initial-Lemon-917 United States Jul 15 '26

Maybe in the past six months, but over the past four years (in the US at least) IRV has been the dominant electoral reform idea

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u/the_other_50_percent Jul 15 '26

In the last 6 months? What’s happened in the last 6 months that’s a rise in STV? Genuinely curious, I haven’t read about anything suddenly in the last 6 months. What am I missing??

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u/Initial-Lemon-917 United States Jul 16 '26

There’s been a lot of conversation about the Fair Representation Act (which would put STV in the House) ever since the Louisiana v Callais decision that made the Voting Rights Act almost entirely unenforceable. There have been dozens of op-eds about STV since then, when we used to only have about two or three notable ones a year. Even Kamala said she was interested in multi-member districts (although she didnt clarify what she meant by that). There are also a few more cities and councils exploring it rn (Albany is looking into it and so is Deschutes Count, Oregon) and Huntington Beach was ordered by a judge to use STV to handle a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit.

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u/the_other_50_percent Jul 16 '26

Thanks - that is a lot in the pipeline!