Bloomington Council puts ranked choice voting on the November ballot
Posted on Quick News Matthew Oberstaedt on July 30, 2020
The Bloomington City Council voted 6 to 1 on Monday to put a ranked choice voting (RCV) referendum on the November ballot. Thanks to the hard work of local advocates at Ranked Choice Voting Bloomington and FairVote Minnesota, the city could soon elect its Mayor and City Council with a voting system that is fairer to both candidates and voters.
Read moreMaine to make history as the first state to use ranked choice voting in a presidential election
Posted on Quick News Cate Paterson on July 21, 2020
Last Wednesday, Maine’s Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced that his state will proceed with using #RankedChoiceVoting for November’s presidential election. Maine will make history as the first state to use RCV in a presidential election.
Read moreAlabama primary runoffs have hefty price tag, low turnout
Posted on Quick News Matthew Oberstaedt on July 17, 2020
On Tuesday, Alabama Republicans went to the polls in a primary runoff to determine their nominee for U.S. Senator, after no candidate received a majority in the initial March primary.
Read moreBurlington could hold Ranked Choice Voting referendum this November
Posted on Quick News Matthew Oberstaedt on July 16, 2020
On Monday, the City Council of Burlington, Vermont voted to put a referendum on the November ballot about whether to adopt #RankedChoiceVoting in local elections.
Read moreUtah legislators seek to expand Ranked Choice Voting
Posted on Quick News Matthew Oberstaedt on July 07, 2020
Two Republican legislators in Utah plan to introduce a bill that would implement #RankedChoiceVoting in all of the state’s publicly-funded primaries.
Read moreWashington Post Op-Ed: RCV and Multi-Member Districts Key to Deeper Repair
Posted on Quick News Adam Ginsburg on June 15, 2020
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences released a landmark report detailing six broad strategies and 31 specific recommendations—including #RankedChoiceVoting and multi-member districts—intended to reinvigorate American democracy by 2026.
Read moreVoter Choice for Massachusetts nearing end of historic campaign to get RCV on the ballot
Posted on Quick News Cate Paterson on June 11, 2020
Voter Choice for Massachusetts is on track to put ranked choice voting (RCV) on the November 2020 general election ballot.
Read moreAlaskans Could Adopt Top Four Ranked Choice Voting this November
Posted on Quick News Matthew Oberstaedt on June 10, 2020
Alaskans have the opportunity to vote on a ballot initiative this November that would make sweeping changes to the state’s elections, including adopting a top four Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) system.
Read moreRanked choice voting wins tournament to pick most important democracy reform
Posted on Quick News Matthew Oberstaedt on June 09, 2020
Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) won the Fulcrum’s Democracy Madness finals. The Fulcrum’s March Madness style tournament called Democracy Madness asked its readers to evaluate 64 proposed democracy reforms and whittle the list down in a series of one-on-one match ups.
Read moreEureka, CA City Council votes to put ranked choice voting on November ballot
Posted on Quick News Adam Ginsburg on June 05, 2020
Eureka! #RankedChoiceVoting recently struck gold in California as the Eureka, CA city council voted unanimously this week to put the method to a citywide vote in November.
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