US EditionYukon prepares for vote on possible switch to ranked-ballot elections
YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA, JUL 18 – A Citizens Assembly recommended ranked ballots to improve elections; opposition will respect voter choice; voter awareness campaign planned, Chief Electoral Officer said.
- Yukon is preparing a non-binding plebiscite this year to decide whether to keep first-past-the-post or adopt ranked-ballot voting.
- The plebiscite follows a citizens' assembly's recommendation and a political commitment under the Liberals-NDP confidence and supply agreement.
- Chief Electoral Officer Maxwell Harvey and Elections Yukon are educating voters through mail outs, town halls, ads, and guides before ballots are cast with the territorial election.
- Harvey acknowledged that the planning delay is less than ideal, noted that public interest currently rates around two or three out of ten, and stated that using ranked ballots does not increase the chances of minority governments compared to the existing first-past-the-post system.
- If a majority supports ranked balloting, the Liberal government will act, while the Yukon Party opposes change; the vote's result will guide future electoral reform decisions.
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The last time Yukoners voted in a territorial plebiscite, it was about allowing the sale of alcohol. This time, the vote will focus on an issue that gives rise to just as many headaches: electoral reform. More than a century after the plebiscite of 1920, the vote that should be part of the territorial elections of [...]
Elections Yukon tries to drum up interest in electoral reform plebiscite without a ballot question
Sometime this year, Yukon voters will be asked whether they want to keep the existing first-past-the-post system or adopt a new one where voters can rank candidates by preference. But after months of planning, the Yukon's chief electoral officer is still without a finalized question that will appear on the ballot.
Winnipeg Free Press
Yukon prepares for vote on possible switch to ranked-ballot elections
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The last time Yukoners voted in a territorial plebiscite was to authorize the sale of alcohol. This time, the vote will focus on an issue that gives rise to just as many headaches: electoral reform. More than a century after the plebiscite of 1920, the vote that should be part of this year's territorial elections could make Yukon the first jurisdiction in Canada to move from the single-member majority system to a current one-round vote. The exac…
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