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.
Encouraging signs of political civility bring hope for 2026
Glimmers of progress in politics, academia and journalism are reflective of a positive trend.
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.
Beth Fukumoto: The Case For Ranked Choice Voting
The alternative election method offers clear advantages and clear trade-offs.
Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician
Ranked choice voting largely avoids the pitfalls of plurality voting, giving voters the power to express their true candidate preferences rather than being strategic.
Ranked Choice Voting: A Simple Fix for LA’s Lame-Duck Elections
Holding only a single PRCV or RCV election would save the City of Los Angeles substantial money.
City will join second run of lawsuit over ranked choice voting
Three years ago, Evanston voters approved a referendum to adopt ranked choice voting in city elections.