FreedomFest 2021: A Primer on Ranked-Choice Voting

This is the eighth in a series of articles from FreedomFest 2021, an annual libertarian-oriented conference hosted by Dr. Mark Skousen, an economist and Presidential Fellow at Chapman University in California. This article covers a lecture by political organizer Adam Friedman on the new phenomenon of “ranked-choice” voting that is all the rage in certain political circles (primarily Democrat and Libertarian). He was the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) organizer for New York City’s recent mayoral primary that incorporated the ranked-choice methodology. He advertises himself as “a lifelong New Yorker, a cartoonist, a cat lover, and a passionate advocate who has been involved in campaigns for human rights, prison justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.” Friedman is the founder of Rank the Vote.