If you are a resident of Long Beach City Council District 6, use this form to send your councilmember and their staff a letter in support of RCV.
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Dear Councilmember Saro,
As your constituent, I am writing to ask that you support bringing Ranked-choice Voting (RCV) to Long Beach.
RCV is a system that eliminates first-past-the-post, winner-take-all style elections. Instead, voters rank candidates based on preference. It’s already being used by unions, organizations, cities, and even entire states because it increases voter participation, reduces negative campaigning, and ensures winners have real majority support.
Under our current system, primaries carry more weight but often have lower turnout. This means many people in Long Beach do not actually vote for their representatives at all. With RCV's instant runoff, there would only need to be one general election, saving voters time and money while increasing political participation.
Ranked-choice voting has been shown to produce greater voter satisfaction, increase turnout, reduce incumbency bias, and produce greater racial and gender equity parity among elected representatives. This is why two City Commissions (Women & Girls, Equity & Human Relations) have taken this up as an issue they are interested in championing.
I strongly support Ranked-choice Voting and I ask that you consider taking action to let the voters decide how they want to vote by putting this on the ballot.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
Long Beach, CA [Your Zip]
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CD 6
TO: district6@longbeach.gov, suely.saro@longbeach.gov, chork.nim@longbeach.gov, jasmine.piceno@longbeach.gov, sokun.men@longbeach.gov