A new analysis showing how Washington, DC voters used ranked choice voting. 78% say ranked choice voting is simple, and 74% like ranking.
An instant runoff or some form of ranked choice voting would be better alternatives in our view.
Maine became the first state to expand ranked choice voting to presidential elections in 2020.
The way we vote punishes anyone who doesn’t want to be blamed for ‘splitting the vote.’
About 500 party insiders will use ranked-choice voting to fill the ballot vacancy left by Maggie Toulouse Oliver’s campaign suspension.
Could the use of ranked-choice voting in the parties’ nomination process do a better job elevating candidates with more widespread support?
In the last week, Honolulu, HI; Irvine, CA; and Longmont, CO put ranked choice voting on their November ballots.
The Honolulu Charter Commission has finalized which charter amendments Oʻahu voters will decide on this November, though it left out some notable proposals.
At the Albany Common Council, several people held signs in support of the city adopting a ranked-choice voting format.
Supporters stayed past midnight to watch the Longmont City Council send an election reform proposal to November ballot.