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Effort to introduce ranked choice voting in Annapolis promises fairer elections

Baltimore Sun 15 Aug 2025
Michelle Whittaker, executive director of Ranked Choice Voting Maryland and a Montgomery County resident who advocates for ranked choice voting in Takoma Park, said in the nearly 20 years since ...
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Denver City Council rejects ranked-choice voting, advances change for at-large seats

Daily Camera 12 Aug 2025
The Denver City Council on Monday night narrowly rejected a ballot measure that would ask voters to convert most city elections to ranked-choice voting, while advancing a potential change to how its two at-large members are elected.
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Ohio legislators shouldn't keep cities from implementing ranked choice voting | Opinion

Akron Beacon Journal 10 Aug 2025
Ohio legislators' attempt to ban ranked choice voting is yet another attempt to diminish cities' powers of self-government ... The bill would effectively ban ranked choice voting statewide – even for local elections.
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Ranked choice voting empowers the electorate

The Buffalo News 31 Jul 2025
New York City's election has gotten a lot of attention, and ranked choice voting is a big part of the reason why ....
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McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio: Ranked-choice voting is a solution in search of a problem

Kankakee Daily Journal 31 Jul 2025
The article suggests that ranked choice voting would solve problems in crowded primary fields, using the 2014 Republican gubernatorial primary as an example ... Implementing ranked choice voting would require a massive voter education effort.
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New York City’s ranked choice voting — Democracy that’s accountable to voters

The Daily Gazette 30 Jul 2025
Commentary. New York City’s ranked choice voting — Democracy that’s accountable to voters ... .
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Commentary: New York City’s ranked choice voting — Democracy that’s accountable to voters

The Brunswick News 29 Jul 2025
New York City’s election has gotten a lot of attention, and ranked choice voting is a big part of the reason why. Heads turned when 33-year-old state legislator Zohran Mamdani knocked off Andrew Cuomo, a former governor from one of ... .
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Ranked-choice voting worked in New York City. Why not Seattle?

The Seattle Times 29 Jul 2025
If we want to hear new voices, we need tools that expand the electorate and deepen participation. Ranked-choice voting is one of those tools ... .
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DC Council approves 2026 budget after considering amendments on tipped wage, ranked choice voting

Wtop 29 Jul 2025
The initiative was approved by voters last year and called for ranked choice voting and open primaries in D.C. Ahead of the first vote, the council agreed to fund half the measure, allowing for ranked choice voting but not open primaries.
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Some in GOP criticize Bill Berrien over past support for ranked choice voting. What is it?

Sheboygan Press 28 Jul 2025
Opponents argued ranked choice voting is confusing, while supporters say it favors centrist candidates.When did Wisconsin consider ranked choice voting, and who supported it? ... No ranked choice voting ...
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Mamdani won, but ranked-choice voting lost

The Hill 22 Jul 2025
It was also seen by many as a validation of ranked-choice voting ... Ranked-choice voting didn’t mitigate polarization ... And we shouldn’t forget the real-world challenges of ranked-choice voting implementation, particularly in New York City.
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Commentary: A vote against ranked-choice voting

Times Union 20 Jul 2025
New York City recently conducted its second Democratic mayoral primary election using the ranked-choice method of voting ... New York voters deserve elections that are free from the backroom machinations inherent with ranked-choice voting.
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Campaign to bring ranked choice voting to Michigan is now collecting signatures

Detroit Metro Times 18 Jul 2025
Ranked choice voting could come to Michigan — if the campaign to get it on the 2026 general election ballot is successful and voters approve. The Rank MI Vote campaign said it has started collecting signatures on Thursday ... .
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DC moves one step closer to ranked choice voting

Wtop 18 Jul 2025
Council added funding for ranked choice voting to the 2026 budget, which is set for a vote later this month ... voting, RFK stadium site, tipped wages. “Ranked choice voting gives residents more choice.
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