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We the people ask the federal government to Take or explain a position on an issue or policy:

Replace the outdated electoral college with instant run-off/alternative voting system.

Created by N.F. on November 09, 2016

A presidential candidate has been elected president a total of 5 times now without securing the popular vote. It is time we remove the current outdated system with an alternative vote system which allows for direct voting, encouragement of 3rd party voting, and no more "wasted" votes.

Best explained here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting and here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE the system of voting uses a ranking system in which if you rank candidates in the order you prefer them, allowing you to vote who you actually like, without also wasting your vote. This system also requires a 50%+ victory. No more elections where candidates win with less than a majority popular vote.

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