Trying to deny voters a choice is getting to be a bad habit
Alaskans approved a citizens initiative to adopt RCV in 2020, and used it for the first time in 2022.
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How Many Votes Will It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2025?
This year, 901 votes are needed for a Best Picture nomination, 10 more than last year.
Recognizing Movements and Watching Elections: How We Build Lasting Political Power
What does it take to build lasting political power, not just moments of progress, but structures that endure?
Ranked-choice voting will be possible in Falls Church in 2027
Falls Church will be able to hold ranked-choice City Council elections as early as 2027, if current Council members want to make the switch.
Encouraging signs of political civility bring hope for 2026
Glimmers of progress in politics, academia and journalism are reflective of a positive trend.
Toward better democracy: ranked choice voting coming back to forefront in 2026
Election reforms like ranked choice voting put greater emphasis on moderate candidates and majority viewpoints.
Current Santa Clara County holiday season election wasteful and avoidable
Ranked choice voting could have saved taxpayers the $13 million cost of the Dec. 30 assessor race runoff.
If democracy is at stake, a flawed redistricting effort is not the cure
Why not make people excited about fresh possibilities?
Raskin, Beyer, Welch Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Expand Ranked Choice Voting to all Congressional Elections
The Ranked Choice Voting Act would require RCV for all primary and general congressional races beginning in 2030.
New study finds a more effective way to hold US elections: ‘Less likely to elect an extreme candidate’
Three mathematics professors explain why ranked choice voting better represents the whims of voters — and why U.S. democracy is straining under its current system.