Category Archives: alternative voting systems
Read Materials from Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Lawsuit over Ranked Choice Voting
“Troubled Mayoral Race in St. Louis Shows Need for Ranked Choice Voting”
Steven Hill for In These Times. More here.
“Utah House approves ranked choice voting for primary elections”
“FairVote and Leading Maine Civic Groups File Briefs Defending Ranked Choice Voting”
“Maine Senate To Seek Court Review Of Ranked-Choice Voting”
Ned Foley Comes Out Big for Instant Runoff Voting in Presidential Elections
New column:
It is greatly regrettable that states did not adopt this electoral change previously. But as there is no constitutional obstacle to their doing so, we can only hope that they muster the political will to make this change… Continue reading
8th Circuit Denies ACLU Request to Use Cumulative Voting in Ferguson MO. School Board Voting Case
A few months ago a federal district court ruled that the use of at-large voting in Missouri’s Ferguson-Florrisant school district diluted African-American voting rights in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the Court ordered cumulative voting as a remedy.… Continue reading
“Every RCV Election in the Bay Area So Far Has Produced Condorcet Winners”
“Should We Choose Ranked Choice Voting?”
New Cato series leads off with Rob Richie.
“Maine Adopts Ranked-Choice Voting. What Is It, and How Will It Work?”
NYT.
“How the Ugly 2016 Presidential Election Could Change the Way We Vote in Future Ones”
The Fix on ranked-choice voting, automatic registration, and other possible reforms.
“Maine’s First Ranked Choice Voting Election: June, 2018”
“After Voter Approval In Maine, Work Begins On Ranked Choice Voting”
Doug Chapin:
Last Tuesday, Maine voters approved a referendum requiring ranked choice voting (RCV). Now, election officials and policymakers are puzzling out how to make the change – and worrying about having it ready in time for the next… Continue reading