Elections News Election 2024 Ranked Choice Voting

DC Board of Elections works to roll out ranked choice voting in 2026 Primary Election

WASHINGTON ( DC News Now) — The DC Board of Elections is set to roll out ranked choice voting in the June 2026 Primary Election. The change in how residents vote comes after voters overwhelmingly ... Read More

Will ranked-choice voting gain momentum in NJ?

State Sen. Andrew Zwicker, a Democrat who hasn’t ruled out his own potential House run in the 12th, first introduced legislation to create ranked-choice voting for state and federal offices in 2019, ... Read More

Ranked choice voting failed 5 years ago. Bill would help MA towns get it

The MA legislature is considering a bill that would make it easier for towns and cities to implement ranked choice voting in their local elections. Read More

New study finds a more effective way to hold US elections: 'Less likely to elect an extreme candidate'

Three mathematics professors explain why ranked choice voting better represents the whims of voters — and why U.S. democracy is straining under its current system. Read More

Easthampton officials champion ranked-choice voting at Beacon Hill hearing

About a week after Easthampton — one of two cities in the state with ranked-choice voting — ushered in Salem Derby as its new mayor, he along with dozens of legislators and residents from across the ... Read More

Where does ranked-choice voting stand in DC?

Councilmember Wendell Felder withdrew a bill that could have delayed the implementation after not receiving enough support. Read More

Juneau Assembly kills ordinance to adopt local ranked choice voting

The Juneau Assembly has officially killed a proposal to implement ranked choice voting locally. The body voted unanimously on Monday night to indefinitely table the ordinance to adopt a ranked choice ... Read More

Could the City of Albuquerque avoid a runoff with ranked choice voting?

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque voters head back to the polls next month to pick a mayor and a few city councilors in a runoff, where turnout is almost guaranteed to be lower. But what if the ... Read More

Minneapolis mayoral election proceeds to ranked choice voting with no clear victor

The mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is proceeding to ranked choice voting after neither leading candidate clinched a majority of the vote on Tuesday. Democratic incumbent Jacob Frey ... Read More

I voted for Trump. If the election were held today, I'd vote for him again. | Your Turn

In this Forum installment, we wanted you to focus on elections – not the New York City mayoral race and other contests that have recently dominated headlines – but the one that made history in 2024, ... Read More