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Apr 04 2024
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Ranked choice voting could be on the ballot for DC come November
Washington, D.C. voters will get the opportunity in November to choose whether or not they want to implement a ranked choice voting initiative. The ballot measure, also known as Initiative 83, was proposed by an organization called Make All Votes Count and spearheaded by Lisa D.T. Rice, an advisory neighborhood commissioner from Ward 7. The initiative seeks to allow independent voters to
Washington ExaminerApr 09 2024
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Skokie trustees may consider term limits, ranked-choice voting
Skokie voters may in the future be able to decide whether the village should adopt term limits for elected officials and whether the town should implement ranked choice voting. Mayor George Van Dusen introduced a resolution at the Village Board’s April 1 meeting to put term limits on the ballot in a referendum in the November 2024 election. Under the proposed language, village trustees, the
Chicago TribuneApr 03 2024
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Skokie Referendums On Term Limits, Ranked-Choice Voting Set For Ballot
One referendum would impose three-term limits on all village positions — mayor, trustee and clerk — effectively allowing a resident to hold each of those positions for no more than 12 years each. The other proposal for the Nov. 5, 2024, ballot would swap Skokie to a ranked-choice voting system, also known as "instant runoff" elections. In that system, voters rank multiple candidates, and if no
Patch.comMar 29 2024
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Judge dismisses lawsuit against D.C. ranked-choice voting ballot measure
A ballot initiative that would bring ranked-choice voting to D.C. and allow independent voters to participate in party primaries cleared another hurdle Thursday when a D.C. Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit attempting to block the measure. In a ruling filed Thursday, Judge Carl E. Ross determined that the lawsuit was filed prematurely and affirmed the city’s motion to dismiss the case.
Washington PostNov 19 2021
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Ranked Choice Voting
Most of us want the healthiest democracy we can design. Are our current voting systems producing the best outcomes for citizens? Some people believe that ranked choice voting produces an outcome more reflective of the majority of citizen’s wishes. It has also been argued that ranked choice voting can reduce negative campaigning, allows voters more choices and saves money. Are our democratic
Living Room ConversationsApr 09 2024
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More cities could approve ranked choice voting if they choose to if bill in state legislature passes
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Only five cities have ranked choice voting for their local elections, but some state lawmakers want to give more communities that option. The system works like this: Voters can choose a few candidates and rank them according to their preference. If a candidate gets a majority – 50% +1 — they win outright. If not, there's a runoff in which the person with the lowest number of
CBS News (Online)Apr 14 2024
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Concerns with Instant Runoff and Ranked Choice voting systems and how we may need to do better.
With Videos below! I’m trying to keep this short but it’s complicated. This is boosted from a comment I made earlier today. Our usual method of voting is plurality voting. Also called One Past The Post voting. Winner takes all. And often, if not usually, your choices with any chance of winning comes down to an either/or vote for one candidate or another. Alternative voting is something like
Daily KosApr 02 2024
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Lawsuit asserts Alaska elections officials illegally certified ballot question on ranked choice voting
Three Alaska voters filed a complaint Tuesday against the state Division of Elections asserting that it violated state law when it certified a ballot measure that seeks to repeal ranked choice voting and open primaries. The Division of Elections certified last month that a grassroots group successfully gathered the signatures needed to put a question on the 2024 general election ballot on
Anchorage Daily NewsMar 16 2024
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Alaska judge to expedite ruling on campaign ethics violations by ranked choice voting opponents
An Alaska judge will rule months before the November election on the legality of a decision by state campaign regulators to punish opponents of Alaska’s voting system. The review follows an appeal of the decision last month. The Alaska Public Offices Commission ruled in January that leaders of an effort to repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system violated state law when
Anchorage Daily NewsFeb 25 2024
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Republican Idaho legislator proposes constitutional amendment to block ranked choice voting
In an effort to block a proposed open primary ballot initiative, a Republican Idaho legislator is proposing an amendment to the Idaho Constitution that would limit elections to one round of voting. Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, is sponsoring the proposed amendment, House Joint Resolution 3. If ratified, Barbieri’s amendment is designed to prohibit ranked choice voting, which is one of
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