The 2026 primary election in Washington, D.C., is the first time the District will use ranked choice voting to decide the outcome. The transition from traditional “first-past-the-post” voting to ...

Maine is one of just two states in the country to use ranked-choice voting for some statewide elections (the other is Alaska) ...

Loose Lips compares ranked choice voting to choosing pizza toppings, and though it may take some getting used to, it’ll be ...

Albuquerque’s “progressives” are at it again. Ever since Republican Richard “RJ” Berry won a three-way election for mayor in 2009 (against two Democrats), Albuquerque has had runoff elections ...

Unconventional ideas, such as shifting to a European-style proportional representation system, have gained adherents. Another ...

Early voting for the primary election in D.C. began Monday, marking the first election in the city to utilize ranked choice ...

On Tuesday, New York City residents cast their ballots for their favorite candidate in mayoral primary. They also chose their second, third, fourth and fifth favorites. That's because the country’s ...

Alaska’s new election system — with open primaries and ranked voting — has been a model for those in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice ...

Virginia lawmakers are debating whether to broaden the use of ranked-choice voting in local elections. That is a welcome conversation. Letting voters rank candidates can reduce the spoiler effect, ...

A bill prohibiting ranked choice voting passed out of the Indiana Senate Elections Committee on Monday. Even though Indiana doesn’t currently allow for that election method, those in support of the ...

Fewer than 490 votes separate Analilia Mejia and Tom Malinowski in an absolute nailbiter of a primary to become the Democratic nominee in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district. Mejia holds a ...