{"id":2229,"date":"2026-04-06T23:05:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-mexico\/?post_type=press&#038;p=2229"},"modified":"2026-04-06T23:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:10:34","slug":"der-stadtrat-von-albuquerque-lehnt-eine-vernunftige-reform-des-praferenzwahlsystems-ab","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-mexico\/de\/press\/albuquerque-city-council-rejects-common-sense-ranked-choice-voting-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Der Stadtrat von Albuquerque lehnt eine vern\u00fcnftige Reform des Pr\u00e4ferenzwahlsystems ab."},"template":"","class_list":["post-2229","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"In a disappointing blow to voter representation and fiscal responsibility, the Albuquerque City Council tonight voted down a measure to adopt\u00a0ranked\u00a0choice\u00a0voting (RCV) for municipal elections.","featured_image":"","press_type":145,"authors":"","related_issues":[400],"related_work":false,"location":34},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0In einem entt\u00e4uschenden R\u00fcckschlag f\u00fcr die W\u00e4hlervertretung und die Haushaltsdisziplin hat der Stadtrat von Albuquerque heute Abend einen Antrag zur Einf\u00fchrung des Pr\u00e4ferenzwahlsystems f\u00fcr Kommunalwahlen abgelehnt. Die Abstimmung erfolgte trotz Forderungen nach einer Reform, Kundgebungen und monatelanger \u00f6ffentlicher Stellungnahmen.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rangfolgenwahl ABQ<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Koalition, die 12 verschiedene Gemeinschaftsorganisationen vertritt<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0unter der F\u00fchrung von Common Cause New Mexico.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Die Ablehnung des Antrags bedeutet, dass Albuquerque weiterhin an ein veraltetes und teures Stichwahlsystem gebunden bleibt, das die Steuerzahler durchschnittlich \u00fcber eine Million Dollar pro Wahlzyklus kostet und zu einer miserablen Wahlbeteiligung f\u00fchrt. W\u00e4hrend andere gro\u00dfe St\u00e4dte in New Mexico wie Santa Fe und Las Cruces das Pr\u00e4ferenzwahlsystem erfolgreich eingef\u00fchrt haben, um Kosten zu sparen und die Repr\u00e4sentation zu verbessern, hat sich die F\u00fchrung von Albuquerque f\u00fcr den Erhalt des Status quo entschieden.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stellungnahme von Molly Swank, Direktorin von Common Cause in New Mexico:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cDer Stadtrat hat heute Abend beschlossen, die Stimmen seiner W\u00e4hler zu ignorieren und stattdessen weiterhin Millionen von Steuergeldern f\u00fcr unn\u00f6tige Stichwahlen zu verschwenden.\u201c.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Die Rangfolgenwahl ist ein bew\u00e4hrtes Instrument, um Wahlen inklusiver und weniger spaltend zu gestalten. Doch heute Abend haben sich unsere politischen Vertreter entschieden, an einem gescheiterten System festzuhalten. Auch wenn diese Abstimmung ein R\u00fcckschlag ist, setzt sich unsere Koalition weiterhin f\u00fcr moderne, faire und repr\u00e4sentative Wahlen in Albuquerque ein. 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