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the American Academy of Arts and Sciences released a comprehensive report detailing strategies intended to reinvigorate American democracy by 2026 including #RankedChoiceVoting in federal and local elections and the creation of multi-member districts with representatives selected via RCV.
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Runoff elections exist to ensure party nominees have broad support among voters. However, this system breaks down in competitive and crowded primary races, and Tuesday’s 2020 Republican Primary in GA 9th District is a timely example of what can go wrong.
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The Supreme Court is expected to issue opinions this month on two faithless elector cases that could change how America votes for presidents.
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More than 75 colleges and universities use RCV in their campus elections, and at least 13 colleges passed or implemented RCV within the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Posted
Deb Otis
on June 05, 2020
The 2020 Utah Republican Convention used ranked choice voting to select party nominees and establish who could move onto the June 30 primary.
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Posted
Deb Otis
on June 05, 2020
A new poll of delegates to the Utah Republican Convention shows overwhelming support for ranked choice voting.
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FairVote has identified six nominees likely to win in November even after failing to secure the majority necessary to win their party’s nomination.
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Justin Amash’s short-lived presidential campaign in this year’s election led to immediate vitriol and questions on how a third-party candidate may impact who becomes President. We proposes a simple fix to this problem: adopt #RankedChoiceVoting.
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To meet this growing appetite for RCV, FairVote is expanding. We are excited to announce the hiring of two new staff members to our leadership team, one major promotion, and an addition to our Board of Directors.
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Faced with a short timeframe for their governing body to select a nominee for a July 7 county board election, the Arlington County Democrats turned to a familiar and effective method: #RankedChoiceVoting.
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