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Ten states ban ranked-choice voting as others push for it in November ballot measures
Staff • Jun 10, 2024

As the number of states banning ranked-choice voting (RCV) is increasing, some are facing ballot measures this November that would implement the voting system.

While 10 states have banned RCV and more may join them this November if voters vote for the ballot measures, six other states will have ballot measures to switch their elections to RCV.

RCV is an election process whereby if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, then a runoff system is triggered. When voters cast their ballots, they rank each candidate in order of first-to-last. RCV is being introduced in states across the country, but is facing pushback from both sides of the political aisle, including efforts to ban it.

Read the whole article at Just The News.