
News & Updates

May 10, 2023
RCV in the News
San Jose Mercury News
New Bill Could Allow Ranked Choice Voting in Santa Clara County
A new state bill from two Silicon Valley legislators could put Santa Clara County one step closer to adopting ranked choice voting

May 7, 2023
Op-Ed
The Hill
There's only one way to fix gerrymandering (and it's not through the courts)
"Gerrymandering is made possible by the use of single-member districts, used for the U.S. House and most state races in which voters elect a single official to represent them. Most democracies instead use proportional multi-member districts, in which multiple officials are elected in each legislative district proportionate to votes cast. Single-member districts are uniquely susceptible to gerrymandering; proportional multi-member districts make the practice prohibitively hard."

May 1, 2023
Cal RCV Updates
Cal RCV
California Assembly passes bill allowing Ranked Choice Voting in Santa Clara County
AB 1227 passes 67-0

Apr 27, 2023
Op-Ed
Orange County Register
Douglas Schoen: America’s primary system needs reform
Douglas Schoen recommends Ranked Choice Voting in op-ed

Apr 12, 2023
RCV in the News
LAist
Ranked Choice Voting Promises To Change Elections. Here’s What To Know.
Frustration with the polarization of our political system has helped ranked choice voting gain ground across the country over the past two decades.

Mar 8, 2023
Cal RCV Updates
Cal RCV
Redondo Beach Votes to Enact Ranked Choice Voting
First City in Los Angeles County to Choose the Instant Runoff Method of Voting

Jan 14, 2023
Op-Ed
East Bay Times
Opinion: New Bay Area ranked choice voting system worked, should be California model
State’s small cities should take note of November success in Albany’s multi-seat City Council race

Dec 30, 2022
Op-Ed
San Jose Mercury News
Editorial: Don’t let Oakland hiccup slow ranked-choice voting momentum
Programming error shouldn’t sway Bay Area from using system that strengthens principle of majority rule

Dec 14, 2022
RCV in the News
East Bay Express
A 'Here Here' in Richmond
"I believe in democratic processes. Ranked-choice voting is more democratic, and so, yes, I do think it would be good for Richmond." -- Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez

Dec 1, 2022
Op-Ed
Alameda Post
Ranked Choice Voting Gaining Steam
The League of Women Voters of Alameda (LWVA) and their supporters want the option to institute RCV in Alameda to appear on the ballot in 2024.

Dec 1, 2022
RCV in the News
Oaklandside
How well did ranked-choice voting work in the 2022 Oakland mayor’s race?
Loren Taylor shaded the system after his loss. Oaklandside asked Sean Dugar, Cal RCV consultant and Oakland-based national elections expert, to weigh in.

Nov 16, 2022
Op-Ed
San Jose Mercury News
Editorial: Bay Area should embrace ranked-choice voting movement
System strengthens the principle of majority rule and discourages negative campaigning

Nov 11, 2022
Cal RCV Updates
Cal RCV
2022 California Ranked Choice Voting Election Results
The 2022 Midterm Election is over, and although the results are still coming in, Ranked Choice Voting was used and voted to be implemented throughout the state.

Nov 5, 2022
Op-Ed
San Jose Mercury News
Opinion: The best thing California could do is cancel the election
"We also could implement structural changes. Instead of running two redundant sets of elections under the state’s top two system, we could use ranked choice voting with instant runoffs in June, and determine winners in just one round." -- Joe Mathews

Apr 8, 2022
Op-Ed
San Jose Mercury News
Opinion: Ranked choice voting is under threat in California
"It works, it’s cost-effective, it makes for more representative government and voters like it." -- Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin

Mar 23, 2022
RCV in the News
FairVote
Adopting RCV would double turnout among voters of color in Santa Clara County and San Jose
Moving to Ranked Choice Voting would eliminate "contingent runoff" elections, which currently reduces turnout among people of color

Feb 9, 2022
Cal RCV Updates
Cal RCV
Cal RCV & Level Up California Co-Host Panel Discussion with Andrew Yang, Rob Richie, and Maria Perez
Andrew Yang, Rob Richie, and Maria Perez joined moderator Tom Charron of the California RCV Coalition to discuss the state of voting in California and our nation as a whole.

Sep 15, 2017
Research
FairVote & RepresentWomen
Impact of Ranked Choice Voting on Representation
National nonprofits that study electoral reform find that "RCV increases descriptive representation
for women, people of color, and women of color."