Eye On Illinois: 2026 primaries another golden opportunity for ranked choice test drive
In a crowded primary field, it’s easy to envision the voter torn between two or three choices but strongly opposed to one candidate.
In a crowded primary field, it’s easy to envision the voter torn between two or three choices but strongly opposed to one candidate.
The results also illustrate how multi-winner ranked choice delivers proportional representation.
The ballot proposal would bring the voting method to Michigan elections for major federal and statewide offices.
The high-profile primary shined a bright light on the nation’s ongoing experiment with ranked choice voting.
Proponents say a court case in Alaska casts doubt on a Maine Law Court advisory opinion that the voting method violates the Maine Constitution.
Charlottesville will be the second locality in Virginia to use RCV.
The bill would mark the culmination of a historic, decade-long effort to expand RCV to include governor and state legislature races.
A Kansas lawmaker is pushing back on the state’s ban of ranked choice voting.
Alaska uses a ranked choice voting system for statewide elections.
A relatively small number of voters can determine the nominees from each party.