Election experts say it discourages negative campaigning and better represents the views of voters.
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What is ranked-choice voting and why one state is using it for the presidential election
Election officials expect a week to count votes with the new system.
Ranked choice voting, explained
Lauren Dezenski | September 30, 2020 This year, Maine will be the first state to use ranked choice voting in a federal election. This applies to the presidential race, as well as the US House and US Senate. Here's what to know about the system. "By requiring the winner to reach more than 50 percent … Continue reading Ranked choice voting, explained
Ranked-choice voting is a better way to vote
In a large, diverse field of candidates, ranked-choice ballots would guarantee democratic majority rule.
Ranked Choice Voting in Maine Key Statistics from Maine’s Second use of RCV in Federal and State Primaries July 2020
September 17, 2020 Maine held its second cycle of primary elections using ranked choice voting (RCV) in July 2020. Nine state and federal races used RCV, including the hotly-contested Republican primary for the second congressional district, for which FairVote conducted RCV polling prior to the election. This report examines the election results based on ballot … Continue reading Ranked Choice Voting in Maine Key Statistics from Maine’s Second use of RCV in Federal and State Primaries July 2020
Ranked Choice Voting in 2020 Presidential Primary Elections
July 22, 2020 Five state Democratic parties used ranked choice voting (RCV) in presidential primary elections and caucuses in 2020 with great success. Despite a global pandemic, all five states had high rates of success with RCV and, especially in the four states where all voters used RCV, secured accurate and comprehensive election results. This … Continue reading Ranked Choice Voting in 2020 Presidential Primary Elections
The Rise of Ranked-Choice Voting
Louis Jacobson | July 2, 2020 KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — 2020 has been a banner year for ranked-choice voting. — Several Democratic primary and caucus contests used the system, which asks voters to rank their choice and forces winners to achieve majority support, albeit through votes from those who did not pick them … Continue reading The Rise of Ranked-Choice Voting
We can’t let Georgia’s election disaster happen again
Khalid Pitts | June 24, 2020 When Georgia’s recent election melted down — with six-hour lines, inoperable machines and too few paper ballots — the most affected locales had something in common: They were all majority-minority counties. Across Atlanta’s Fulton County and other predominantly black neighborhoods, voting precincts didn’t open on time, machines malfunctioned, and … Continue reading We can’t let Georgia’s election disaster happen again
Ranked Choice Voting: The solution to our presidential primary predicament
Beth Hladick, Unite America Policy Manager | June 9, 2020 The 2020 presidential primary will go down in history for many reasons, the most important being that a global pandemic interrupted American life, including our democratic processes. Though this unique primary season is nearing and end, familiar problems plagued this cycle, especially in Democratic primaries; … Continue reading Ranked Choice Voting: The solution to our presidential primary predicament
Ranked-choice voting could guarantee that a candidate is elected by a majority
Lawrence Lessig | December 12, 2019 In theory, in a democracy, the majority wins. In reality, in America’s democracy, that’s not always so. The winner of an election in most of America is not necessarily the person supported by a majority. The winner is the one who gets the most votes. Consider the recent Democratic … Continue reading Ranked-choice voting could guarantee that a candidate is elected by a majority