For D.C. voters, a choice on Initiative 83 to adopt ranked-choice voting

Washingtonians on Tuesday are casting ballots to decide whether to adopt Initiative 83, a ballot measure that, if passed, would allow independents to vote in primary elections and change D.C.’s voting method to ranked-choice voting, requiring a candidate to have a majority of the vote to win. The District is joining four states this election in considering the move to ranked-choice voting, a method that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference and that has grown significantly nationwide over the last decade. D.C. would join jurisdictions including New...