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Engage Barrie

Jun 8, 20201 min read

Electoral Reform

Ranked Ballot Success!!!

Success!!! Council has voted to send the report back for some further clarification and consideration of the social/democratic benefits...

Ranked Ballots - Engage's response to Staff Report

Engage Barrie

Jun 8, 20201 min read

Electoral Reform

Ranked Ballots - Engage's response to Staff Report

We had all of four days to put it together, but here is Engage Barrie's response to the Staff Report (being delivered to General...

Engage Barrie

Jun 6, 20201 min read

Electoral Reform

Ranked Ballot Talking Points

Hello everyone! For those who were looking for some guidance when phoning or emailing your Councillor about Monday's vote on Ranked...

Ranked Ballot Voting – How Does it Work? Why would we switch?

Engage Barrie

Jun 6, 20201 min read

Electoral Reform

Ranked Ballot Voting – How Does it Work? Why would we switch?

Want to know what ranked ballot voting is all about and how it creates better, more equal and inclusive democracy? Check this...

Engage Barrie

Jun 5, 20201 min read

Electoral Reform

Why is Ranked Ballot Voting Better?

Ranked ballots: ensure majority support provide more choice for voters discourage negative campaigning reduce 'strategic voting' end...

Book Talk: "Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up"

Engage Barrie

Jun 5, 20201 min read

Electoral Reform

Book Talk: "Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up"

The Barrie Public Library has posted Jennifer Armstrong's book talk on Dave Meslin's "Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy From the Ground Up"...

Engage Barrie

Jun 5, 20201 min read

Electoral Reform

Benefits of Ranked Ballots

What are some benefits of Ranked Ballots? Provides more choice for voters Discourages negative campaigning Eliminates vote splitting...

Engage Barrie

Jun 4, 20201 min read

Electoral Reform

Ranked Ballots - Council votes Monday!

📢 Next MONDAY, Barrie City Council is deciding whether ranked ballots will be used in the 2022 municipal election. With a ranked...

Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up

Engage Barrie

Mar 5, 20201 min read

Electoral Reform

Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up

Dave Meslin is an author and activist who is on a mission to bring meaningful choice, less hostility, more diversity and fair results to...

Engage Barrie

Mar 4, 20201 min read

Electoral Reform

Ranked Ballots: In the News

The Ontario cities of Cambridge and Kingston have already signaled they will join London in holding a ranked ballot vote in 2022, but the...

Engage Barrie

Mar 3, 20201 min read

Electoral Reform

Ranked Ballots - how do they work?

In our current voting system, it's easy to feel like unless you voted for the winner your vote doesn't count, so why vote at all? 🤷...

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