Ranked-choice voting worked as intended, but Arlington may hit pause anyway
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But as the intricacies of the voting system has also generated some frustrations in this Northern Virginia county, local lawmakers appear likely to hit pause on their grand experiment with ranked-choice voting in November’s general election. At least two of four county board members said they were leaning toward voting against using the method in November, and County Board Vice Chair Libby Garvey (D) said she expected that stance to prevail.
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