In a unanimous opinion, the justices said Maine's constitution makes clear that the first candidate to achieve a "plurality" ...

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 man inserts a ballot into a voting machine at Walter Reed Community Center on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 (staff photo by Jay Westcott) Arlington County Board elections will continue to use ranked-choice ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio has become the 19 th state to ban the use of ranked-choice voting in elections, under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Mike DeWine. Under ranked-choice voting, each voter ranks ...

Ohio House lawmakers have approved a measure aimed at banning ranked choice voting. Under the bill, no state election may be conducted with ranked choice and any local government that decides to use a ...

The bill would have allowed for ranked-choice voting in general election races for Maine governor and State House seats.

The City Attorney’s ballot title and summary explain that the initiative would amend Article X of the City Charter to replace ...

Longmont City Council spent Tuesday night’s study session discussing whether the city should consider adopting ranked choice voting for municipal elections, hearing a detailed presentation from ...

Does Indiana need more complicated, confusing elections? The average voter would likely say “probably not,” which is why both chambers of the Indiana Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 12. This ...

An election worker talks to voters at Arlington County's Wakefield High School precinct during the 2024 general election (staff photo by James Jarvis) More outreach to Latino, older and younger voters ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The town of Newburgh will begin using ranked-choice voting in 2027. It is the result of a recent settlement between the Town Board ...