Ranked-choice voting measure fails in Colorado

A measure to implement top-four, all-candidate primaries and ranked choice voting in the general election has failed in Colorado, Decision Desk HQ projects. Coloradans voted down the proposed change, keeping the state to its current primary model, which lets unaffiliated voters participate in party primaries. The measure would have grouped candidates of all affiliations onto the same primary ballot, then advanced the top four vote-getters to the general, regardless of party. Voters would also have ranked the candidates by preference in the general. The measure faced opposition from state Democrats....