Ranked-choice voting (RCV) continues to gain momentum nationwide, as voters in several cities approved referendums during the midterm elections to implement the nonpartisan multiple-choice ballot system in future elections.
In addition to voters in Seattle; Portland, Oregon; and Fort Collins, Colorado, endorsing RCV electoral systems, Nevadans also adopted, by a 52.9-to-47.1 percent margin, a proposed Top-Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative on Nov. 8.
If Nevada voters approve the ballot measure again in 2024—state law requires that proposed constitutional amendments be approved twice to be implemented—the Silver State would join Alaska and Maine as states that use some version of RCV for all elections.
“Ranked-choice voting is the fastest-growing election reform movement in the country,” Deb Otis, director of research for Maryland-based FairVote, told The Epoch Times. “We see a lot of opportunities moving forward.”
Since the Nov. 8 elections, the Arlington County Board of Supervisors voted to “test out” RCV in the Virginia county’s June primaries for 2023 local elections, and the Redondo Beach, California, City Council agreed to place an RCV referendum before local voters on March 5, Otis said.
