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Sacramento ranked-choice voting push could end primaries
A local petition drive aims to bring ranked-choice voting to Sacramento; signature gathering is underway.
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Apr 21 min read
Advocates: Ranked choice voting would make Illinois primaries less nasty
Ranked choice voting encourages candidates to make a positive pitch to voters, even seeking to appeal to their opponents’ supporters.
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Mar 301 min read
Push On For Ranked-Choice Voting
Steve Winter & Alden Okoh-Aduako seek to give New Haven voters more ballot options, as they advocate for passage of "enabling" state bill.
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Mar 261 min read
Buffalo pushes to add voting reforms to city charter
The charter commission is examining a possible move of its timetable to get voting reforms on the ballot this fall.
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Mar 251 min read
Letters: Our recent primary elections demonstrated that it’s time for ranked choice voting
Too many candidates with small but enthusiastic pockets of support were relegated to being spoilers.
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Mar 191 min read
Ranked Choice Voting Proposal Clears Committee
Could this be the year ranked choice voting comes to Connecticut?
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Mar 111 min read
How D.C. is teaching residents about ranked-choice voting
Election officials and community groups are targeting older and low-propensity voters with an education blitz on the new way D.C. will
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Mar 111 min read
Ranked Choice Voting Steals the Show at Longmont City Council
No formal vote was taken, but the conversation signaled that RCV is unlikely to fade quietly from the agenda.
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Mar 82 min read
When it comes to ranked choice voting, Maine has unfinished business
It's time to expand the system to include the gubernatorial election.
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Mar 72 min read
Ohio Governor Urged to Veto Ranked Choice Voting Ban
The bill would deny voters the opportunity to improve the democratic process through innovative voting methods.
scottyv6
Mar 51 min read
Women's History Month: Looking Back on How Far We've Come and the Hill That Lies Ahead
Women’s History Month offers a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come and how much work still lies ahead in advancing women’s representation
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Mar 51 min read
Enhance top-two primary
Instead of empowering party bosses, let’s empower voters.
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Mar 31 min read
Longmont City Council sees ranked choice voting return to forefront
The study session comes as most sitting council members have backed the idea.
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Mar 11 min read
Ranked-choice voting should be used for all Maine elections
Jamie Kilbreth advocates for the reconsideration of ranked-choice voting in Maine, arguing that it aligns with the state's constitution
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Feb 261 min read
New York town will adopt ranked choice voting
The town has never elected an African American or Hispanic candidate to the council.
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Feb 261 min read
Gerrymandering is a symptom. Our electoral system is the disease
Across the country, around a dozen state legislatures have initiated efforts to redraw districts to favor their parties.
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Feb 231 min read
Virginia House of Delegates Passes Ranked Choice Voting Expansion
The bill authorizes a permanent RCV option for cities and counties.
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Feb 161 min read
‘Proportional representation' could reduce polarization in Congress and help more people feel like their voices are being heard
The electoral system used by many global democracies eliminates gerrymandering and has been shown to give more equal representation to
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Feb 101 min read
Maine lawmakers pass bill to make ranked choice voting statewide model for all elections
Ranked-choice voting is once again taking center stage in Augusta.
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Feb 91 min read
R Street Testimony in Support of VA HB 630
Ranked-choice voting empowers voters to convey a more complete set of preferences, resulting in representation that better reflects the
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Feb 81 min read
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