After June Primary, Virginia County Halts Use of Ranked Choice Voting

A man walks to use a voting booth at one of the Virginia primary election polling stations at Colin Powell Elementary School in Centreville, Va., on March 1, 2016. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images

After a trial run during the June primary for the Arlington County Board in Arlington, Virginia, the board decided not to use ranked choice voting (RCV) for local races in the upcoming November election.

Board members made the decision to halt the RCV pilot program after hearing mostly from proponents of RCV at a July 15 board meeting, because the members want more outreach and education provided to voters to help them understand how RCV works.