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______________________
To: Governor Larry Hogan
100 State Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1925
Phone: 410-974-3901
E-mail: contact@maryland.gov
From: ______________________
______________________
______________________
Phone: ______________________
E-mail: ______________________
Dear Gov. Hogan,
I hope that you and yours are all safe and well. Voting is vital to maintaining democracy and
freedoms in America. I am writing this request to remove institutionalized racism from Maryland
elections. Multiple non-transferable voting (MNTV) is a non-proportional voting system for electing
several representatives from a single multi-member electoral district using a series of check boxes
and tallying votes. Each voter selects up to N number of candidates on a single ballot. For example,
in the case of State Delegate; each voter ballots for multiple candidates simultaneously to serve a
single district. This is a flawed system.
Unfortunately, MNTV makes elections vulnerable to tactical voting. Tactical voting (strategic voting,
sophisticated voting, or insincere voting) occurs in elections with more than two candidates, when a
voter supports another candidate more strongly than their sincere preference to prevent an
undesirable outcome. In most other cases, tactical voting promotes institutionalized racism within
Maryland’s system of elections. This is one example of institutionalized racism that plagues our
country. Refer to the below graphics. This also allows multiple candidates to ‘game’ the system by
slating. I ask that you end the MNTV method of voting and adopt a non-preferential method. In
cases of multi-member positions, each voter casts just one vote for their preferred candidate and the
top N number of winners are determined by the number of total votes.
Situation: There is a total of 5000 voters.
Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist.
If 3000 voters were racists and 2000 voters were not racists, Harriet would never get a fair chance of
winning.
An MNTV sample ballot
Famous Leaders
Vote for Three
 Andrew Jackson
 Benjamin Franklin
 Dolly Madison
 George Washington
 Harriet Tubman
 John Doe
2
However, in a non-MNTV election, there exists a fair chance of Harriet winning if 2000 of the non-
racist people vote for her.
A non-MNTV sample ballot
Famous Leaders
Vote for One
 Andrew Jackson
 Benjamin Franklin
 Dolly Madison
 George Washington
 Harriet Tubman
 John Doe
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call me anytime.
Respectfully Yours,
___________________________
Date: _______________

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  • 1. 1 ______________________ To: Governor Larry Hogan 100 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1925 Phone: 410-974-3901 E-mail: contact@maryland.gov From: ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ Phone: ______________________ E-mail: ______________________ Dear Gov. Hogan, I hope that you and yours are all safe and well. Voting is vital to maintaining democracy and freedoms in America. I am writing this request to remove institutionalized racism from Maryland elections. Multiple non-transferable voting (MNTV) is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multi-member electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes. Each voter selects up to N number of candidates on a single ballot. For example, in the case of State Delegate; each voter ballots for multiple candidates simultaneously to serve a single district. This is a flawed system. Unfortunately, MNTV makes elections vulnerable to tactical voting. Tactical voting (strategic voting, sophisticated voting, or insincere voting) occurs in elections with more than two candidates, when a voter supports another candidate more strongly than their sincere preference to prevent an undesirable outcome. In most other cases, tactical voting promotes institutionalized racism within Maryland’s system of elections. This is one example of institutionalized racism that plagues our country. Refer to the below graphics. This also allows multiple candidates to ‘game’ the system by slating. I ask that you end the MNTV method of voting and adopt a non-preferential method. In cases of multi-member positions, each voter casts just one vote for their preferred candidate and the top N number of winners are determined by the number of total votes. Situation: There is a total of 5000 voters. Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. If 3000 voters were racists and 2000 voters were not racists, Harriet would never get a fair chance of winning. An MNTV sample ballot Famous Leaders Vote for Three  Andrew Jackson  Benjamin Franklin  Dolly Madison  George Washington  Harriet Tubman  John Doe
  • 2. 2 However, in a non-MNTV election, there exists a fair chance of Harriet winning if 2000 of the non- racist people vote for her. A non-MNTV sample ballot Famous Leaders Vote for One  Andrew Jackson  Benjamin Franklin  Dolly Madison  George Washington  Harriet Tubman  John Doe If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call me anytime. Respectfully Yours, ___________________________ Date: _______________