| Shane Watson | EINPresswire |
Author John B. Bloom draws on three decades of experience in New York and Virginia party politics to outline election reform proposals.
Give independent and third-party candidates more opportunity to compete
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA — Author and political activist John B. Bloom announces his new book, “For a More Perfect Union,” which examines how political parties operate and proposes changes to the way Americans vote. Bloom has run for office as a Republican, a Libertarian, and a member of New York’s Conservative Party, and the book draws on his experience across those organizations.
At the center of the book is a proposal for ranked-choice voting, a system already in use in several states and cities. Under this system, voters rank candidates in order of preference instead of choosing only one. Bloom argues that the approach would give independent and third-party candidates more opportunity to compete and would allow voters to support smaller parties without concern about how their vote affects the final result.