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The New York City primary election was historic: it marked the city’s first use of ranked choice voting (RCV) in a New York primary election, replacing a previous practice of runoff elections held the following month after primary votes were cast. It was the largest city-wide RCV election in American history.
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The signatures are confirmed, and Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a recall vote this fall. Now all that remains is the months-long campaign process and spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars. California recall elections are needlessly complicated, and risk replacing an elected official with someone even less popular.
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Batch elimination is the practice of eliminating multiple candidates in a single round of a ranked choice voting tabulation. This quick explainer will help you understand what it is, when it is used, and why it matters -- or doesn’t matter.
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With the passage of ranked choice voting (RCV) legislation in states across the US, the voting system is proving to have wide bipartisan appeal. Today, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a bill to make it easier for Colorado cities to opt-in to RCV by giving them technical support through their county clerks’ offices
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New York City’s 2021 mayoral primary election was the largest ranked choice voting (RCV) election in American history. This is an exciting step for the RCV movement and may contribute to national momentum for advancing RCV proposals.
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Nora Dell
on June 22, 2021
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David Daley
on June 22, 2021
The polls from the Democratic side of New York City mayoral’s race feel like an old Abbott and Costello routine. Who’s on first?
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On June 11, the Guardian released an investigation uncovering deceptive election campaigning in the 2018 US midterm elections. The digital marketing firm Rally Forge funded a series of misleading Facebook ads promoting Green party candidates.
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Rose Parker
on June 18, 2021
H.R. 3863, the Fair Representation Act (FRA), was recently reintroduced to the House of Representatives. One of the key benefits of this bill is its negation of weaponized gerrymandering within each state.
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Election day in New York’s June 22 primaries—the largest American city thus far to adopt ranked choice voting (RCV)—is a week away. While the method will be used in contests ranging from city council to borough president, the most high-profile race utilizing RCV is the mayoral race—and the stakes are high.
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