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Commentary: New York City gave a thumbs up to Ranked Choice Voting
At least 78 percent of voters across races ranked more than one candidate in the mayoral election.
At least 78 percent of voters across races ranked more than one candidate in the mayoral election.
We may find that voters are less polarized and more moderate than our political class if we end winner-take-all elections and allow ranked choices.
RCV eliminates the need for a run-off election, which in Las Cruces is about $100,000 a pop.
In a special election on August 16. Alaskan voters will use the ranked choice system for the first time.
The 1st District Special Election calls for Ranked Choice Voting to be implemented now and permanently for many elections.
Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday allowed a charter change to become law without his signature, empowering the city to move forward with ranked choice voting.
The winners of Tuesday’s Republican primaries are likely to come away with a small plurality of votes. By some polling estimates, eventual winners today may have as little as 25% of the vote.
Crowded candidate fields might hurt the GOP’s chances this fall because of our current voting rules.
A proposed ballot initiative seeks to amend the Nevada Constitution to establish open top-five primaries and ranked-choice voting for general elections, but it isn’t without its critics.
Hawaii is set to use ranked-choice voting for the first time after state law‑ makers passed a bill that would test the voting method in certain winner-take-all special elections.