What Is Elected Together?
Elected Together is an innovative election system designed to address the deep flaws in our current voting methods and how members of our society are represented. Unlike traditional winner-takes-all elections, Elected Together fosters more equitable representation by using a single Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) ballot to elect two representatives:
- One who reflects the majority of voter support
- One who reflects the minority of voter support
This approach empowers the majority while ensuring minority voices are also heard in government—building a foundation for shared stewardship rather than single-party dominance.
How It Works
In the Elected Together model, representation is proportional to the percentage of votes each seat holder receives. For example:
- If the Majority Seat holder earns 70% of the vote, they receive 1.4 seats worth of voting power
- The Minority Seat holder, with the remaining 30%, receives 0.6 seats of voting power
This proportional structure ensures that all voters have a stake in government decisions—not just those aligned with the winning side. It transforms representation from a zero-sum contest into a shared civic relationship.
The Challenges of Our Current System
The traditional electoral system—including most RCV implementations today—still operates on a winner-takes-all logic. This leads to widespread disenfranchisement, where large portions of the electorate find themselves unrepresented, especially in gerrymandered districts.
Yet whether or not fraud or manipulation is present, the deeper issue always remains:
When only one candidate wins in a community of diverse voices, only one voice gets to become a part of the team deciding how we are going to govern ourselves.
Sadly our current structure fuels polarization and hostility, yielding a government that mirrors division rather than diversity. It rewards dominance over dialogue and exclusion over working together.
Why Elected Together Matters
By electing both a majority and minority representative from the same ballot line—and tying their influence to actual voter support—Elected Together offers a path toward relational governance. It invites every voter into the conversation, honors the full spectrum of civic voices, and builds a political landscape rooted in mutual dignity rather than partisan control.
Elected Together also Keeps Elected Official Accountable
An additional benefit of the Elected Together system is ongoing accountability. Every year during the representatives time in office, voters will return to the voting booth to decide which of their elected officials they want to have wielding their vote in the coming year.