When you go to vote tomorrow (and I hope most of us are voting in person), if you are in a ranked choice voting state, remember to VOTE YOUR FIRST CHOICE ACROSS ALL #'S. Don't leave any blank spots (it's too easy to fill them in with the DS first choice candidate), and don't choose a second candidate.
THIS IS LEGAL. The instructions say not to choose the same candidate in more than one ranking; but then it does not say "this is illegal and will be deemed ineligible", but that it "negates the power of ranked choice voting". Which it does. Which is not illegal, but is not what the DS wants. It's what we want if our first choice does not have the highest number of votes.
Take a blue ball-point pen with you with which to vote (I was handed a felt-tipped pen by my voting official), and expect blowback when the machine kicks your ballot out for "not following the rules". Be prepared to educate the voting staff of your actual rights. They may say your ballot will be thrown out on the first round if your choice is not in the lead - which is fine. That's what happens in regular, non-rigged voting, and it's what we want. If they tell you your ballot will be thrown out BEFORE it's counted, take their name (and picture if you can get it) and report them, because that's illegal. I found at the primary election the voting officials had no knowledge at all of the law regarding the election or ranked choice voting.
Godspeed, patriots. See you on the other side. Let's go take back our country.
I believe everything you say, but could someone link a source we can point to if challenged? Thank you!
I can't figure out how to post a photo, but page 4 of my State of Alaska Official Election Pamphlet shows different examples of ranked choice voting. It explains ranking a candidate more than once in the bottom example. It confirms that when a candidate is eliminated in a round, they are eliminated from all future rounds as well. Rather than leaving 2nd through 5th ovals open (so someone else could fill them in), fill in all the ovals for your first choice. If your candidate is eliminated, at least you are not voting for someone you don't want.