Amendment XXVIII: Ranked Choice Voting
Breaking the Two-Party Chokehold
The two-party system is broken. Every election we are told to pick the “lesser of two evils,” and every cycle those evils get worse. This isn’t democracy. It is a hostage situation run by corporate donors. George Washington warned that parties would become “potent engines” of division used to subvert the people, and he was right. Today both Democrats and Republicans take money from Big Pharma, Big Oil, and Wall Street while pretending to be enemies on TV. Behind closed doors they pass the same tax breaks and bloated budgets together.
Meanwhile, real people are being crushed. My 2 children cost $14,000 out of pocket for a standard birth, no complications, and that was with insurance. Housing is locked up by hedge funds and small investors. Wages are flat. Representatives respond with form letters and donation links. This is not a mistake — it is the system working as designed: keep real options off the ballot, keep us divided, and keep the money flowing.
How It Works
- Voters rank candidates in order of preference.
- If no candidate gets a majority of first-choice votes, the lowest candidate is eliminated and votes are reassigned to next-ranked choices.
- This process repeats until one candidate wins with a majority of active votes.
Key Terms
- Exhausted Ballot
- A ballot that can no longer be counted in the current round because all of the voter’s ranked candidates have been eliminated. The vote has nowhere else to go.
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Amendment XXVIII
Section 1: Ranked Choice Voting
In all elections for public office within the United States, voters shall rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest votes shall be eliminated, and votes for the eliminated candidate shall be redistributed to the next preference indicated on each ballot. This process shall continue until one candidate receives a majority of the active votes. Voters shall not be required to rank all candidates and may rank fewer or only one if they so choose. If all but one candidate are eliminated without a majority being achieved, the remaining candidate shall be declared the winner.
Section 2: Application to Elections
The Ranked Choice Voting system established in Section 1 shall apply to all federal, state, and local elections within the United States. This system shall also determine the election of the President and Vice President of the United States through a national popular vote. The Electoral College, established in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution and modified by the Twelfth Amendment, is hereby abolished.
Disclaimer
I’m not a lawyer, and this isn’t finalized legislative language — but I’m also not waiting around for someone else to write what’s clearly overdue. We need more single issue, readable bills.
These are serious drafts from someone running for Congress who believes voters deserve more than slogans and vague promises. And yes, once elected, I’ll work with the Office of Legislative Counsel, the Congressional Research Service, and policy experts to refine every section into fully enforceable law. That’s what they’re there for.
But make no mistake — the intent, urgency, and direction are already here.