Do America’s candidates reflect the general population better than other democracies? Not really, writes Laura Thornton
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Organizers across Illinois advocate for ranked-choice voting in statewide elections, and a new Illinois legislative task force is assessing the idea.
A new report by FairVote sheds light on the positive impacts of RCV on candidates and voters of color.
Proponents of a bipartisan bill to implement top-five primaries and instant runoff voting in Wisconsin congressional races argued the change would ensure the candidates with the broadest appeal end up in office. Meanwhile, others during Tuesday’s hearing criticized the process as confusing and argued the proposal would prevent all voters’ voices from being heard.
The next representatives may be picked by primary voters and confirmed in a less-than-competitive general election.
Bill before state Legislature has more support from Democrats, but could help both parties.