Is ranked-choice voting a better way to run elections? - theday.com

Even so, all agree that a robust public education effort and clear state-set standards are crucial to bolster voter confidence in ranked-choice voting.

How it worksIn ranked-choice elections, voters rank candidates from most to least preferable.

She found McDaniel's analysis "cherry-picked," looking only at mayoral elections, which she pointed out make up a small percentage of ranked-choice elections in the country.

In Colorado, which has allowed cities to offer ranked-choice voting, state Rep. Jeni James Arndt, a Democrat, co-sponsored legislation this year that would set state standards for ranked-choice voting and allow cities to run their ranked-choice elections through their counties, instead of independently.

Needlessly complicatedThat is true, said Tiffany Kavanaugh, town clerk of Telluride, one of two municipalities in Colorado that have run ranked-choice elections.

Published On: Sun, 28 Mar 2021 04:17:13 GMT