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Honolulu misleads voters about RCV
October 2, 2026 by Harry Roth in Elections
Honolulu voters will consider ranked-choice voting this November, but the proposal’s official description leaves out key details about how the system would work.
Read More →Ranked-Choice Voting Education Slush Funds
September 28, 2026 by Harry Roth in Elections
What appeared on the surface to be a last-minute attempt to educate voters ahead of New York City's first RCV election became in part a slush fund for left-wing groups and allies of the administratio…
Read More →NPV + RCV ≠ Math
September 10, 2026 by Trent England in Elections , Electoral College
The National Popular Vote campaign has taken the position that only final-round ranked-choice voting totals can be used for those states using RCV—which leads to mathematical nonsense.
Read More →Election Timing Matters
September 9, 2026 by Staff in Elections
Election timing may seem like a technical detail, but how Idaho runs its elections shows why it matters.
Read More →Ranked-choice voting and ballot exhaustion
August 31, 2026 by Harry Roth in Elections
Ranked-choice voting punishes voters for not voting the “right” way by eliminating their ballots and shutting them out of the process.
Read More →Closer to funding parity in Alaska RCV repeal fight
August 13, 2026 by Trent England in Elections
RCV makes the whole process more difficult and slower. Ballots are longer. Voting takes longer. Perhaps that’s why some donors are backing off RCV.
Read More →Democrats’ possible ban on RCV shows flaw in popular vote compact
August 4, 2026 by Trent England in Elections , Electoral College
As it prepares for the 2028 presidential primaries, the DNC is considering banning ranked-choice voting.
Read More →Alaskans are ready to repeal ranked-choice voting
July 23, 2026 by Harry Roth in Elections
Alaskans have another chance to free themselves from ranked-choice voting once and for all.
Read More →Has stopping RCV become the most popular election reform?
June 22, 2026 by Harry Roth in Elections
Banning ranked-choice voting has supplanted ranked-choice voting as the fastest-growing election reform in the country.
Read More →RCV’s failure to launch in DC
May 26, 2026 by Harry Roth in Elections
The RCV rollout in D.C. is not off to a great start.
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