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Posted
Rose Parker
on June 10, 2021
On Thursday, June 3, the Clearwater City Council voted to include ranked choice voting (RCV) on the March 2022 ballot. This 4-1 vote determined that the people of Clearwater, Florida will likely be allowed the decision to switch to RCV for future municipal elections
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In a June 2 segment on Anderson Cooper 360°, Republican U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) shared his support for ranked choice voting as a way to combat the rampant partisanship of modern politics.
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As a growing number of colleges and universities switch to ranked choice voting for student government elections, they are revealing new ways that the system can improve election processes and outcomes.
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Ranked choice voting narrowly failed in the Wyoming State Senate. SF0145 would have implemented runoff elections when no candidate received a majority of the vote in primaries for federal or statewide office.
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Posted
Omar Danaf
on March 19, 2021
In 2019, Vineyard, Utah became one of two cities in the state to pioneer the adoption of ranked choice voting. Now, two years later, Vineyard mayor Julie Fullmer hopes her city’s success with implementing RCV prompts other municipalities in the state to follow.
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With the overwhelming support of nearly two-thirds of the electorate, voters in Burlington, the largest city in Vermont, have backed an amendment to restore ranked choice voting (RCV) for all city council elections.
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The Fair Representation Act (FRA) has recently gained traction and media attention with the promise to transform American elections.
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The U.S. House of Representatives has once again introduced the For the People Act as the first bill in their legislative session.
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“Ranked choice voting is really a way to ensure that the voter’s voices are heard because voters can vote their principles or their heart rather than political strategy"
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