A Simple Change for a Major Improvement

Approval voting lets you say "yes" or "no" to every candidate, rather than just choosing one.

This simple change:

• Vote your conscience: Support all the candidates you approve of.
• Elect candidates that better reflect your values: Ensure winners truly represent the majority.
• Reduce political polarization: Encourage candidates to appeal to a broader audience.

The Problem

In Utah, whether you're a Republican or an Independent, the two largest groups of voters in the state, we all share concerns about increasing political polarization. Republicans feel their party is becoming too extreme, while Independents, despite making up 32% of active voters, feel marginalized as the party's extreme wing dominates elections.

When Abraham Lincoln envisioned a “government of the people, by the people, for the people,” he certainly did not foresee a small faction of extreme voters making all the decisions.

The Solution

Approval voting offers a straightforward solution to these problems:

• Eliminate the spoiler effect: No more "lesser of two evils" – you can support all the candidates you like.
• Encourage positive campaigns: Candidates aim to be broadly appealing, reducing negative campaigning.
• Elect the most representative candidate: Approval voting eliminates the spoiler effect, allowing candidates who truly reflect your values to win. This ensures that polarizing, divisive candidates who only appeal to small portions of the population won’t get as many votes as those who seek to deliver for everyone.

Help Bring Approval Voting to Utah

You can help transform Utah's political landscape for the better. Your involvement can make a difference.

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