Two bills that would allow Virginia municipalities to adopt ranked choice voting (RCV) in certain local elections are headed to Governor Ralph Northam’s desk after passing the State Senate last Thursday, February 27.

Five states--Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, and Wyoming--have used or will use ranked choice voting in the presidential primary process. Let us take you through the implementation process in these states.

The New York Times published a full-page editorial promoting ranked choice voting. Read more about it here!

Need more proof that ranked choice voting (RCV) transcends political ideology, benefiting voters across the political spectrum? How about this: the United Kingdom’s largest left-wing party is electing its leader via RCV and, at the same time, Canada’s largest right-wing party is doing the same. And they’re doing it entirely by their own choice, based on party rules.

For the first time, the Nevada caucuses implemented ranked choice voting (RCV) in its successful early voting process—prompting Vox to label RCV a “winner” of the caucuses.

With over 70,000 early votes cast, the 2020 Nevada caucus looks set to dwarf 2016 (84,000 participants) and even 2008 (118,000 participants) in size—a major win for democracy. This is, in part, because of the use of RCV in early voting.

On Monday, January 13, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its nominees for its 92nd Academy awards. Now, we’re allowing YOU to rank your favorite choices for Best Picture!

While RCV will not be used in the actual New Hampshire primary, many voters in the state will still get a taste of the method. Here's why:

Ranked choice voting rang in the new year with a prominent endorsement: that of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders, at a December 28 Concord, NH town hall sponsored by Equal Citizens and Open Democracy Action, indicated his support for the method, saying ranked choice voting (RCV) “is something I support.”

While holiday weather outside may have been frightful, the fire certainly wasn’t the only thing delightful. Ranked choice voting continues to heat up Massachusetts, which has taken major strides in recent days toward joining Maine as the second state to adopt RCV statewide.