Early results from Maine show multiple races headed to “instant runoff”
Posted on What's New Author Deb Otis on July 16, 2020

Maine held primary elections with #RankedChoiceVoting on Tuesday, the second time using RCV for primaries since implementation in 2018.
Read moreA runoff election is not enough to restore “majority rule” to Georgia’s 9th district
Posted on What's New Author Deb Otis, Author Rania Khamees on June 11, 2020

Runoff elections exist to ensure party nominees have broad support among voters. However, this system breaks down in competitive and crowded primary races, and Tuesday’s 2020 Republican Primary in GA 9th District is a timely example of what can go wrong.
Read moreKansas Primary Is a Win for RCV Proponents
Posted on What's New Adam Ginsburg on May 05, 2020

This year four states have used #RankedChoiceVoting for their party-run presidential primaries, most recently Kansas—and, in all places, RCV promoted turnout, empowered voters, and guaranteed that no votes were “wasted.”
Read moreAlaska models how to hold an election in a pandemic
Posted on What's New Eric Kruse, Author Jason Kwak on April 16, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Alaska became the latest state to conduct an election entirely with VBM, joining Colorado, Utah, Hawaii, and Washington. This provides a stark contrast from Wisconsin’s, in which 48,875 votes were wasted.
Read moreEarly votes in Washington were more likely to be “wasted”
Posted on What's New Author Deb Otis on April 08, 2020

Washington’s vote-by-mail primary was on March 10th and ballots were accepted if they were postmarked by that date.
Read moreThree candidates drop out in the days prior to Super Tuesday -- who stands to benefit?
Posted on What's New Author Deb Otis on March 02, 2020

We need a voting method which allows voters to indicate backup choices, especially in volatile races with crowded fields such as this one.
Read moreNevada’s partial use of RCV helped mitigate caucus issues, but more changes are needed
Posted on What's New Author Deb Otis on February 25, 2020

Let’s take a look at the novel way in which RCV was used in Nevada and how it impacted results.
Read moreVox: Ranked Choice Voting a “Winner” of Nevada Caucuses
Posted on Quick News Adam Ginsburg on February 24, 2020

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.
Read moreWriters at Conservative- and Liberal-Leaning Publications Support RCV
Posted on Quick News Jeremy Seitz-brown on February 21, 2020

In “Making Sense of the Iowa Debacle,” Michael Brendan Dougherty writes for the conservative-leaning National Review that instant-runoff voting (also known as ranked choice voting) emerged from the Iowa caucuses as a process-winner.
Read moreIowa Precinct Captain Calls for Ranked Choice Voting
Posted on Quick News Jeremy Seitz-brown on February 21, 2020

As Nevada prepares to host what many believe may be the last presidential nominating caucuses, Iowans have advice on what Nevada and Iowa might do in the future.
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