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A group of Long Beach residents are working to change the city’s voting system to ranked choice voting

Ranked choice voting can save money for local governments and for candidates by eliminating the need for primary elections

The Institute for Mathematics and Democracy (IMD) has released what may be the most comprehensive empirical study of ranked choice voting ever conducted.

If we can spend $13 million on an extra election, we can certainly invest a fraction of that to make our voting system fairer.

LA Charter Review Commission may recommend overhauling council elections with proportional ranked-choice voting, aiming for cost savings and fairer representation

A timely examination of how ranking candidates reshapes electoral dynamics

Guest speakers shared insights on the PRCV rollout in Portland and updates on RCV progress in California

Due to improvements in ballot design and voter guidance, the special election ran smoothly

Beyond Maps: How Los Angeles Could Make Every Vote Count

RCV enables ideologically complex voters to express their nuanced views

First, California and its Democrats should enact proportional representation, the fairest way to divide up legislative seats.

As more democracies confront the limitations of outdated systems, ranked choice voting stands out as a practical reform that brings elections closer to reflecting the true will of the people.

Evidence shows this method promotes political civility, supports consensus and gives voters greater choice and satisfaction.

Santa Clara County officials aren’t killing the idea of ranked choice voting — they just need to sort out an “existential crisis” before seismically shifting Silicon Valley elections.

With Josh Rosa of Better Ballot Sacramento

Ranked-choice voting works as a powerful system that narrows a crowded field of candidates through a series of computer-assisted instant runoffs.

With RCV on the ballot in several more states this November, it’s a good chance to compare how it works in each state and look at how it has affected election outcomes.

Ranked choice, also known as instant runoff voting, allows voters to rank candidates in order from their favorite to least preferred candidate.

While critics of RCV complain that it confuses and somehow disenfranchises voters, a recent research paper found significant and substantially higher probabilities of turnout in places that use RCV.

Cal RCV supporters heard from Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause New York, about the RCV rollout in NYC