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.
Read moreThis year, New York City is seeing huge numbers of candidates filing to run for the first City Council elections with ranked choice voting (RCV) in the city. The upcoming primaries on June 22nd are a huge moment for RCV, as the largest city in the nation adopts a fairer method of counting votes.
Read moreOn Sunday, June 6th, voters across Peru will get to choose between two candidates for President, both of whom received fewer than 20% of votes just two months ago.
Read moreA record 23 cities have opted in to hold RCV elections in 2021, including Salt Lake City, which boasts a population of nearly 200,000. This nearly doubles the number of cities using RCV in the US.
Read moreLast Saturday, Austin became the first city in Texas, and the second-largest city in the country, to adopt ranked-choice voting. The measure passed 59-41 in a low-turnout, off-cycle election. Seven of our ten city council districts favored RCV by a margin of 2-to-1. It was one of the most popular items on an eight-proposition-long ballot.
Read moreIf parties want to look to the future to reform their nominating processes, they also need to look to the past.
Read moreUsually, elections in the U.S. are dominated by fields with only two candidates who are seen as viable - particularly in general elections.
Read moreGeorgia's state primary runoffs on Tuesday, August 11 yielded poor voter turnout, reinforcing the need for ranked choice voting to avoid the need for expensive runoff elections.
Read moreVirginia’s 7th Congressional District Republican Convention on July 18 lasted nearly 10 hours in 97 degree heat as the party conducted three rounds of voting to choose its congressional nominee.
Read moreFairVote’s Week of Action featured thousands of participants learning and sharing about ranked choice voting (RCV). We’d like to thank every single one of them for taking the time to support this movement.
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