It is no secret that many voters and political commentators are frustrated that their ballots cast early for withdrawn candidates were “wasted.” In fact, at this point in the primary, there are currently over 1.5 million votes that fall into that unfortunate category.

Five states--Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, and Wyoming--have used or will use ranked choice voting in the presidential primary process. Let us take you through the implementation process in these states.

While holiday weather outside may have been frightful, the fire certainly wasn’t the only thing delightful. Ranked choice voting continues to heat up Massachusetts, which has taken major strides in recent days toward joining Maine as the second state to adopt RCV statewide.

It feels like winter in Iowa and New Hampshire, which means the nation’s first presidential contests are fast approaching. And as the temperatures turn frosty, so too has the race for the Democratic nomination.

A new poll conducted by FairVote has the newest snapshot of the race there -- with an important twist: Ranked choice voting. Check it out here:

On December 9, FairVote sponsored a YouGov ranked choice voting poll of 400 likely South Carolina Democratic primary voters

11 cities used ranked choice voting in November. We have the details about each of them.

For elections to be fair and legitimate, voters must have meaningful choices. The United States Supreme Court has held that states cannot excessively restrict choices on the general election ballot, for example by imposing harsh signature gathering requirements. However, the Court has not yet clarified what limits exist and a new case from California may test the limit and provide further clarity.

Incumbent Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin finally conceded the state’s gubernatorial election today after a recanvass of votes failed to have any meaningful change in results, capping off a tense week of speculation and debate extending into foundational democratic principles.

Here’s a primer of the 11 cities featuring ranked choice voting this fall, a total which includes five first-time uses. In fact, this year's contests will mark a record for the sheer amount of RCV elections on the same day. Give it a look!