Ranked choice voting: a cause for optimism about our democracy
Posted on August 13, 2018
Political scientist Yascha Mounk talks Maine, RCV and democracy on FV's podcast.
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University of Colorado Student Government election highlights challenges for approval voting
Posted on August 10, 2018
Practical challenges with approval voting illustrate why FV continues to prefer ranked choice voting
Read moreRanked choice voting special election coming to St. Paul
Posted on August 07, 2018
Three candidates are vying for the open seat on the city's council.
Read moreIt's time to adopt ranked choice voting nationwide
Posted on August 03, 2018
RCV poses a threat to two-party dominance because it offers people a way to respond to hyper partisanship.
Read moreThe Alternative Vote can increase representation of women and people of color in US elections
Posted on July 27, 2018
Across both the states and Congress, those who are elected often do not reflect the age, gender and ethnicity of their constituents. For many, the way that the US elects its politicians is now no longer fit for purpose.
Read moreTurnout drops for major contests in Georgia’s runoffs
Posted on July 25, 2018
Tens of thousands of fewer voters cast a ballot than in the primary.
Read moreThe forgotten results & future promise of ranked choice voting in Ohio
Posted on July 24, 2018
Ohio has a rich history of being an electoral battleground. Consequently, it also has a deep record of being the frontline for struggles encompassing voter disenfranchisement, gerrymandering, and fair representation issues.
Read moreGeorgia’s deeply flawed runoffs raise interest in ranked choice voting
Posted on July 23, 2018
After months of waiting, Georgia voters will return to the polls tomorrow for a number of primary runoff elections. In these races—for Republicans, governor and lieutenant governor and for Democrats, the 6th and 7th Congressional Districts—no candidate received a first round majority.
Read moreTurnout plummets in yet another primary runoff
Posted on July 19, 2018
In early June, more than 93,000 people cast their ballots in the GOP primary for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. For voters in 40 of the 50 states, that’s the end of the line: the candidate with the most votes advances to the general election, even if opposed by most of the voters.
Read moreMidterm primaries: Candidates winning without majority support
Posted on July 18, 2018
These winners advance despite most voters backing other candidates.
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