News & Updates

A new state bill from two Silicon Valley legislators could put Santa Clara County one step closer to adopting ranked choice voting

"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."

AB 1227 passes 67-0

Douglas Schoen recommends Ranked Choice Voting in op-ed

Frustration with the polarization of our political system has helped ranked choice voting gain ground across the country over the past two decades.

First City in Los Angeles County to Choose the Instant Runoff Method of Voting

State’s small cities should take note of November success in Albany’s multi-seat City Council race

Programming error shouldn’t sway Bay Area from using system that strengthens principle of majority rule

"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

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.

Loren Taylor shaded the system after his loss. Oaklandside asked Sean Dugar, Cal RCV consultant and Oakland-based national elections expert, to weigh in.

System strengthens the principle of majority rule and discourages negative campaigning

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.

"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

"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

Moving to Ranked Choice Voting would eliminate "contingent runoff" elections, which currently reduces turnout among people of color

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.

National nonprofits that study electoral reform find that "RCV increases descriptive representation
for women, people of color, and women of color."