Category Archives: alternative voting systems
“Las Cruces City Council adopts ranked-choice voting”
David Brooks Calls for Ranked Choice Voting in Multimember Districts
“Maine GOP must use ranked-choice voting in primary, judge rules”
Bangor Daily News:
A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Maine Republican Party’s last-ditch bid to decide its primaries by a plurality of votes, ensuring that both parties will use ranked-choice voting in four different races in the June… Continue reading
“From Idea to Implementation: A Ranked Choice Voting and Voting Systems Symposium.”
Announcement via email:
Recently the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center hosted “From Idea to Implementation: A Ranked Choice Voting and Voting Systems Symposium.” Recordings of the live broadcasts and post-symposium Q&A documents (including links to the handouts and additional materials)… Continue reading
First Ranked-Choice Poll in Maine
“A different way of voting in California can boost turnout and save money”
Jennifer Pae oped in Sacramento Bee.
“‘Ranked choice voting is the law of Maine;’ It’s time for legislators to start appealing to voters, not judges”
“Maine’s top court clears way for ranked-choice voting in June”
Bangor Daily News:
Ranked-choice voting will be used in Maine’s June primary elections, the state’s high court ruled on Tuesday in a massive win for supporters of the first-in-the-nation system that has faced constitutional scrutiny and run a political gauntlet… Continue reading
“A Way to Eliminate One Form of Russian Election Hacking”
John Porter and Rob Richie:
As revealed in February indictments by Robert Mueller, Russian operatives weaponized an antiquated rule of American democracy: the loophole that allows candidates to win all of a state’s electoral votes with less than 50 percent… Continue reading
“Maine’s Fitful Experiment With a New Way of Voting”
Maine: “Judge orders state to use ranked-choice voting for June primaries”
The latest from Maine.
“Maine law still requires RCV in June primaries”
“Chaos erupts around Maine’s ranked-choice voting plan”
Press Herald:
Questions were swirling Thursday about whether Mainers will use the ranked-choice voting system in the June primaries after Secretary of State Matt Dunlap raised concerns about a conflict in the law.
Dunlap said his office was notified late… Continue reading