How can advocates build a bipartisan coalition for ranked-choice voting?

[ZoeyIM]

I'm part of a local advocacy group pushing for electoral reform in our state, specifically to move away from the current first-past-the-post system for legislative elections. We're drafting a proposal for a ranked-choice voting model, but we're encountering significant pushback from established parties who benefit from the status quo. For others who have worked on similar campaigns, what strategies were most effective for building a broad, bipartisan coalition and educating the public on the practical benefits of a new system? How did you address common fears about ballot complexity or potential unintended consequences, and what role did independent research or pilot programs play in your advocacy efforts?

[Savannah.T]

Ranked-choice voting is a way to count votes that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. In single-winner races (the common