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At least 4,000 signatures are needed by Nov. 10 for the question to be on the April 2025 election ballot.

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak High School senior Sarah Barnett won second place for her work on a documentary titled “Is Ranked Choice the Right Choice?

The bill would give local units of government the option to pursue ranked choice voting.

A bill that advanced in a Minnesota House committee would give more cities the greenlight to implement ranked choice voting.

Make All Votes Count DC proposed the ballot measure, known as Initiative 83.

Make All Votes Count DC needs to collect 30,000 signatures by July 8 to qualify for the November ballot.

Not only has RCV been adopted in many dozens of cities and states in recent years, it is also helping with diversity.

With ranked choice voting, candidates will more closely align with the majority of voters, and hopefully reduce divisiveness.

Oklahoma should follow the example of states that have used ranked choice voting, empowering military members and their families to vote.

Less than a third of the electorate voted in the March 5 election.