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.
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.
Glimmers of progress in politics, academia and journalism are reflective of a positive trend.
Election reforms like ranked choice voting put greater emphasis on moderate candidates and majority viewpoints.
Ranked choice voting could have saved taxpayers the $13 million cost of the Dec. 30 assessor race runoff.
Why not make people excited about fresh possibilities?
The Ranked Choice Voting Act would require RCV for all primary and general congressional races beginning in 2030.
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.
The alternative election method offers clear advantages and clear trade-offs.
Holding only a single PRCV or RCV election would save the City of Los Angeles substantial money.
Ranked choice voting largely avoids the pitfalls of plurality voting, giving voters the power to express their true candidate preferences rather than being strategic.