to an alternate voting method called ranked-choice voting. Since the ballots allow voters to rank the candidates in order of preference, if no one has over 50% of the vote, there is no immediate ...

Voters in Oakland, California, have elected a new mayor following the recall of Mayor Sheng Thao, who faced criticism for ...

The upcoming June 24 primary elections are a critical moment for New York City. Thanks to ranked choice voting (RCV), New Yorkers will have more say than ever as to who does — and just as ...

Ranked choice voting is a natural next step building on a series of thoughtful, nonpartisan reforms that have modernized and ...

For most Americans, voting entails filling in a bubble next to the one candidate they want to one, forgoing the other options. Yet ranked-choice voting – an alternative form of voting that ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Voting is underway for the November 5th election, and some races could be decided by "ranked choice voting," also known as an "instant runoff." Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro and ...

In Maine and Alaska, voters in competitive congressional districts will elect a winner using ranked choice voting. Rather than cast a single vote for their preferred candidate, voters rank their ...

Initiatives related to ranked choice voting in political primaries and general elections were on the ballots in eight states and the District of Columbia. On the ballots were also an initiative ...

Ranked Choice Voting is about power—our power as voters, neighbors, and communities that deserve to be heard and represented. It’s not a silver bullet, but it’s a meaningful step toward a more just, ...

But House Bill 1448 is looking to shake things up by introducing ranked choice voting to local elections. An attempt to implement ranked choice voting failed during the 2024 legislative session ...