Nick Co

I am fired up about making serious progress on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in Charlottesville.

Dylan (my Cville Veteran Partner) and I are making progress – we’re connecting with our local leaders

• Delegate Sally Hudson
• Albermale Supervisor Ann Mallek
• City Councilor Michael Payne

We’re taking a multi-pronged approach at the city, so we can eventually advocate at the state level:

1. Build relationships with the Representatives by meeting individually.
2. Educate the public through a variety of different channels. Our first plan is to go to a local veteran owned brewery and convince them to start holding RCV for Beer, to get people used to it.
3. Build a coalition by reaching out to other groups to introduce ourselves and present RCV – UVA student groups,   maybe teachers union, and the VFW.

Tonight, I met with Delegate Sally Hudson and Albemarle Supervisor Ann Mallek to discuss RCV and next steps in our local area.

Tomorrow, I’m meeting with a City Councilor over tea or coffee. First, to further build a relationship and second to create a plan for implementing Ranked Choice Voting in the City of Charlottesville. This civic engagement thing is pretty sweet – definitely scratches my public service itch.

Thank you Veterans for Political Innovation for the platform to stand on.