On February 25, the New York City Charter Commission heard testimony about using Ranked Choice Voting for city primaries and elections. Experts from all across the nation participated, including San Francisco Elections Director John Arntz. See this story. Thanks to … Continue reading
On Saturday, March 2, the New Mexico House Judiciary Committee tabled HB 93 by a vote of 7-5. It would have let independent voters vote in the partisan primary of that voter’s choice. The bill had previously passed two other … Continue reading
California State Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) has introduced SB 641. It allows the Governor to require that Ranked Choice Voting be used in special congressional and legislative elections, if he determines that all the counties inside the particular district … Continue reading
On March 1, the Hawaii House passed HB 210, which provides for ranked choice voting for all partisan primaries. See the text here. Now the bill goes to the Senate. Only nine representatives voted “no.” There is a similar bill … Continue reading
On February 26, Chicago held non-partisan elections for Mayor and Alderman. Two members of Democratic Socialists of America were elected to the Board of Aldermen, and three more are in run-offs. Even before the election, DSA had one member on … Continue reading
