Our primary elections are prone to producing weak candidates with small bases of support – because they only require a plurality to win. In the “2022 Primaries and How to Improve Them” Twitter Space, hosted by The Democracy Group, FairVote’s David Daley and Deb Otis discussed how ranked choice voting (RCV) can address this aspect of the primary problem.

A new report shows deep problems in Congress. Could the Fair Representation Act be a path forward?

As we step into the coming decade of promise, FairVote’s founding mission will continue to guide us towards concrete goals. We are currently working together with our national, state and local partners to win ranked choice voting in more presidential primaries in 2024 and 500 cities by 2025.

Contributing 4 out of 6 of the US’s confirmed ranked choice voting (RCV) ballot measures this year, the Pacific Northwest is quickly becoming a hotspot for RCV support. Wins for ranked choice voting span from Portland and Multnomah County, Oregon, where voters will decide on RCV ballot measures in November, to Alaska, which will hold its first statewide RCV election in August.

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York is a tremendous step forward for state-led voting reforms, but it is just the beginning. Without comprehensive national voter protections, states must take initiative and write their own protections into law. We encourage state governments to adopt their own versions of the Voting Rights Act.

On Saturday, June 11th Alaska made history by using its new electoral system for the first time. It features a top-four plurality open primary and a ranked choice voting (RCV) general election.

What I could not prepare for was my candidate dropping out of the race in between the time that I mailed in my absentee ballot and my state’s primary date. Come election day, my vote was wasted.

Australia’s May 21st parliamentary election received global news coverage thanks to the major success of women and candidates who prioritize climate change. The election showed the potential of ranked choice voting, called “preferential voting” in Australia, to pick leaders who accurately reflect the public will rather than the political extreme.

This week, Our Maryland released their 2022 Gubernatorial Democratic Primary straw poll. For a distinctly competitive race, the Our Maryland poll aims to measure, in-depth, the distribution of support for the primary’s 10 Democratic candidates. Though the July 19 election will use a plurality voting system, Our Maryland’s poll will use ranked choice voting (RCV) to find the most popular winner among the primary candidates.