California Legislature Passes Bill Letting Santa Clara County Use Ranked Choice Voting for its Own Officers

On September 7, the California legislature passed AB 1227, which lets Santa Clara County, the most populous county in northern California, use ranked choice voting for elections for county officers. It will be fascinating to see if Governor Gavin Newsom signs this bill. He is believed to be opposed to rank choice voting, and he has consistently vetoed bills to let all non-charter cities use ranked choice voting.


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