123 Ontario is a group of volunteers, committed to bringing fair and friendly elections to Ontario's City Halls. After a decade of work, on October 22nd 2018, London Ontario became the first city in Canada to use ranked ballots!
BREAKING: Both Kingston and Cambridge voted YES, in favour of ranked ballots. 63% in Kingston, and 56% in Cambridge.
Ranked ballots make local elections more inclusive, fair and friendly. Check out #LondonLeads, YES Kingston and YES Cambridge to learn more.
The question is... who will be next?
Let's reclaim our City Halls and bring fair voting to our local elections!
Media coverage:
2017
LONDON: City Committee Endorses Ranked Ballot Voting • Jan 25 • AM640
LONDON: London could be first in Ontario to adopt electoral reform • Jan 24 • CBC
LONDON: City Councillors Eye Electoral Reform • Jan 24 • Blackburn News
LONDON: Politicians divided over ranked-ballot voting system • Jan 24 • London Free Press
LONDON: City Politicians to Debate Ranked Ballot Voting System • Jan 24 • AM980
LONDON: Ranked ballot system up for debate locally • Jan 22 • CTV
2016
NORTHWEST ONT: Ranked ballots possible for future elections • June 9 2016 • The Chronicle Journal
NIAGARA: Niagara reacts to municipal election changes • June 9th 2016 • Niagara Falls Review
LONDON: Ontario municipalities can use ranked ballots • June 8 2016 • London Free Press
HAMILTON: Ontario municipalities now allowed to use ranked ballots • June 7 2016 • Hamilton Spectator
ORANGEVILLE: Ontario municipalities can use ranked ballots • June 7 2016 • Orangevile Banner
KINGSTON: Kingston mayor open to ranked ballots in next election • April 7 2016 • This Whig
2015
OSHAWA: Ranked ballots a possibility for 2018 election • August 4th 2015 • Oshawa Express
OTTAWA: Could ranked ballots help Ottawa's dismal municipal election turnout? • July 19 2015 • METRO
HAMILTON: Hamilton's current election procedure is a “broken system" • July 9 2015 • Community News
HAMILTON: Ranked ballot voting to be promoted in Hamilton • July 9 2015 • Hamilton Spectator
YORK REGION: Ranked ballots important change • July 2 2015 • YorkRegion.com
LONDON: Group Pushing For Council Support Of Ranked Ballots • June 15 2015, BlackBurn News
WINDSOR: Do you want to rank candidates when you vote in 2018? • June 5 2015 • Windsor Star
PETERBOROUGH: Time for change in way we vote • June 4 2015 • Peterborough Examiner
SUDBURY: Ranked ballots would eliminate negative campaigns: advocate • June 4 2015 • Northern Life
NORFOLK: VIEWPOINT: The benefits of ranked ballots • June 8 2015 • Norfolk News
CAMBRIDGE: Editorial: Ranked ballots – anything less is an insult • June 5th 2015 • Cambridge Times
2014
TORONTO: How ranked ballots could change Toronto elections in 2018 • Oct 27 2014, CityNEWS
WINNIPEG: Winnipeg needs a ranked ballot: Time to vote positively, not defensively • Oct 21 2014, CBC
WINDSOR: Ranked Ballots Windsor • Oct 10 2014, CBC Radio
OTTAWA: Ranked ballots are a worthwhile experiment • Oct 10 2014, Ottawa Citizen
ONTARIO: Ontario points the way with ranked ballots experiment • Oct 2 2014, Globe and Mail
LONDON: "A vote for Change" • June 24 2014, London Free Press
