“How to Fix America’s Two-Party Problem”
Jesse Wegman and Lee Drutman in NYT Opinion advocating for proportional representation for Congress.
Category Archives: alternative voting systems
Canadian PM Trudeau Regrets Not Implementing Ranked Choice Voting
“Most Third Party Voters Support Ranked Choice Voting and Preferred Trump Over Harris, Poll Finds”
FairVote:
A new nationwide poll from FairVote and Lake Research Partners surveyed Americans who voted for third-party and independent candidates for president. Key findings include:
87% of third-party voters say they are aware of ranked choice voting (RCV). 86%… Continue reading
“State Battles Over Ranked Choice Voting Reveal Shifting Fault Lines”
CMD:
It’s been a bad year for advocates of ranked-choice voting reforms.
Legislatures in five states banned the reform outright, as did voters in Missouri. And voters in four states — Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon — rejected referendums… Continue reading
“The recount is over. Alaska will keep ranked choice voting.”
Alaska Public Media:
Election officials finished recounting the results of Ballot Measure 2 on Monday, and the outcome remains unchanged.
Alaska will keep ranked choice voting and open primaries.
The repeal effort failed by 743 votes, or about a… Continue reading
“Most Portlanders understood ranked-choice election, poll finds, but there’s work to do”
Interesting follow-up exit polling on Portland’s new system. The city’s report is here.
“Ranked-choice voting continues to work in Alaska. It would everywhere else, too.”
Washington Post’s Editorial Board comes out in favor of RCV, arguing it is working well in both Alaska and Maine to select more moderate candidates that are more likely to reflect the preferences of electoral majorities, and that it is… Continue reading
“Ballot measures to upend state election systems failed across the country”
NPR:
Statewide efforts to adopt open and nonpartisan primaries, as well as ranked choice voting, failed in this year’s election, delivering a stinging setback to the election reform movement.
The measures sought to reduce political polarization in U.S. politics. And… Continue reading
“Another 2024 election loser: Ranked choice voting”
Politico:
Voters in multiple states rejected structural changes to how they vote.
More initiatives that could transform how voters vote were on ballots across the country than ever before. Many would have combined two proposals popular with reformers — an… Continue reading
Ranked Choice Voting Measures on Track to Lose in at Least Some States; Redistricting Reform Goes Down in Ohio
Nick Stephanopoulos:
Of the major democracy-related initiatives (not including AK & NV, where votes aren't in yet), only Maine's limit on Super PAC donations looks to be passing now. RCV is going down in AZ, CO, and ID, and… Continue reading
Richie: “Weaponizing Minor Parties: 2024 Edition”
The following is a guest post from Rob Richie:
Weaponizing Minor Parties: 2024 Edition
By Rob Richie
The presidential election will come down to which candidate wins in the seven swing states – the same closest states from 2020 that… Continue reading
“How Ranked Choice Voting Could Improve Presidential Elections”
Rob Richie for the National Civic League.
Podcast Delves into the Increased Uses of Ranked Choice Voting in the U.S. with Rob Richie
You can listen here.