The 2026 primary election in Washington, D.C., is the first time the District will use ranked choice voting to decide the outcome. The transition from traditional “first-past-the-post” voting to ...

Just as secretary of state officials seemed confident that the end was near, a host of unexpected delays kept pushing back ...

Mainers decided to begin using ranked-choice voting in elections for the state Legislature, governor and federal offices all the way back in November of 2016 — the first state in the nation to do so.

Alaska and Maine are the lone two states to use ranked-choice voting in certain statewide elections. Looking at how things ...

Virginia lawmakers are debating whether to broaden the use of ranked-choice voting in local elections. That is a welcome conversation. Letting voters rank candidates can reduce the spoiler effect, ...

Currently, towns and cities that want to implement ranked choice voting must first pass a home rule petition and then have it approved by the state legislature. MA bill would allow towns to implement ...

Ahead of DC's primary election on June 16, candidates and grassroots organizations are rushing to educate voters on DC's new ranked choice voting system. The essence of ranked choice voting is in the ...