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Category: Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)

Tuesday’s Ohio Special Election Attempts to Take Away Simple Majority Rule for Ballot Initiatives.  Now the Legislature is After Ranked Choice Voting. 

August 7, 2023December 30, 2023
The Ohio special election on Issue 1, the legislature’s attempt to raise the threshold to pass a citizen ballot initiative to 60%, is Tuesday, Aug. 8th. Now, in an effort to wrest even more power from its citizenry, an Ohio legislator has introduced a bill going after ranked choice voting.
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Foes of Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting Alleged to Have Used Church as a Front to Shield Disclosure of Donors

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023
A group organized to repeal ranked choice voting in Alaska may have used a church’s nonprofit status to avoid disclosing donor information, according to a complaint filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission.
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Oregon Legislature Sends Ranked Choice Voting Proposal to Voters on the November 2024 Ballot

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023
Oregon voters will have an opportunity to approve statewide Ranked Choice Voting, after the Oregon Senate referred it Sunday to the November 2024 ballot.
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“Make All Votes Count DC Act” Ballot Initiative Proposes RCV & Open Primaries for Nation’s Capital City

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023
Residents of the District of Columbia may have a chance to implement ranked choice voting and open primaries by 2026. That is, IF they can overcome opposition from the Democratic party’s leadership.
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Conservative Legislatures Rush to Ban Ranked Choice Voting, Despite Its Popularity with Voters

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023
In January, we reported on the nine states considering Ranked Choice Voting this year. We DIDN’T anticipate the wave of state bills BANNING the ranked choice voting system.
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