Ranked Choice Voting Complicates Elections and Disenfranchises Voters, Critics Say

Proponents say the process gives voters more say in election outcomes

Zoe Buck, 14 months old, checks out an empty voting booth as her mother, Julie Buck (L), votes at the Alaska Zoo polling place in Anchorage, Alaska, on Nov. 4, 2014. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo

Proponents of ranked choice voting (RCV) say it gives voters more choices and decreases campaign attacks because candidates are trying to appeal to a broader base.

But Jason Snead, executive director of Honest Elections Project, said while it is objectively true that RCV gives voters more choices, the more important question should be, does RCV improve elections?