Missouri approves measure to ban ranked-choice voting

Missouri voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure aimed at banning ranked-choice voting in the state, Decision Desk HQ projects. The proposed amendment to the state constitution will bar the implementation of ranked-choice elections, under which voters rank candidates in order of preference. The Show-me State does not currently use ranked-choice voting, but some in the GOP have targeted the practice, which is used statewide in Alaska and Maine. Measures to implement the systems, doing away with partisan primaries, were on the ballot in several other states on Tuesday. Proponents...