A new poll conducted by FairVote has the newest snapshot of the race there -- with an important twist: Ranked choice voting. Check it out here:

An enthusiastic crowd of good government activists and conscientious citizens gathered in the Rayburn House Office Building this past Monday, November 18, to honor FairVote’s 2019 “Champions of Democracy.”

This past week represented a watershed moment for the ranked choice voting (RCV) movement, which was captured by comprehensive media coverage. Read more about it here.

On Election Day, Easthampton, MA became the latest city to pass ranked choice voting for its municipal elections. Voters in the city will use RCV in its mayoral and city council elections beginning in 2021.

November 5, 2019 will be remembered as a watershed moment for democracy reform. Here's why:

Here’s a primer of the 11 cities featuring ranked choice voting this fall, a total which includes five first-time uses. In fact, this year's contests will mark a record for the sheer amount of RCV elections on the same day. Give it a look!

Major publications, including the New York Times, have written glowingly of the effort to implement RCV in New York City.

FairVote has conducted an analysis of all federal primary elections since 1994 and determined that they face decreased turnout, especially for people of color. Ranked choice voting is a potential solution.

Despite a setback this week, Caflifornia reformers have every reason to be optimistic about expanding RCV. A remarkable coalition effort involving major civil rights groups and thousands of grassroots activists came together to urge California Governor Gavin Newsom to allow general law cities and counties to join charter cities and counties in being able to adopt RCV.

On October 11, the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee unanimously approved proposals by state Democratic parties in Hawaii and Kansas to allow voters to cast ranked choice voting (RCV) ballots in their party-run presidential primaries. Learn more here.