Better Elections Are Possible
We believe it will reduce negative campaigning (...) because candidates will need to appeal to a broader range of voters for first- and second-choice rankings to build a majority of support.
Ranked-choice voting also helps create a richer and, hopefully, more civil dialogue on the issues and increases the diversity of views available for voters to consider by allowing candidates from outside the two major parties to compete.
—League of Women Voters of Maine
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Ranked Choice Voting
The Problem
When voters feel like they have to choose between the lesser-of-two-evils, that's not real choice.
Our Solution
Ranked choice voting gives every voter a meaningful vote.
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Quick Takes
FairVote's brief and timely commentary on the latest news.
It’s Official: Ranked Choice Voting Becomes Law in Maine
Ranked choice voting officially went into law in Maine. Maine is the first state to adopt ranked choice voting for primary and general statewide elections for governor, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and the state legislature.
Read MoreContrasting the Election Integrity Index with Dubious Democracy
The Election Integrity Project recently released its U.S. Perceptions of Election Integrity (PEI) Survey results for 2016. News stories about their release immediately focused on the 7/100 score for North Carolina on the fairness of its district boundaries, the lowest score on this metric any state has ever received.
Read MoreRanked Choice Voting on the 2016 Honor Roll
by Austin Plier
FairVote was excited to see ranked choice voting on John Nichols' 2016 Honor Roll as the "Most Valuable State Electoral Reform," and looking forward to new opportunities in 2017.
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