This first public Ranked Choice Voting election in Virginia history will be held in Arlington County on Tuesday, June 20. It is the Democratic Party primary for the Arlington County Board of Supervisors. It will use multiwinner RCV, as two Democrats (out of six primary candidates) will advance to the November 2023 General Election.

Here is a recent story from FairVote:

https://fairvote.org/what-to-know-about-arlingtons-first-proportional-rcv-election/

All previous RCV elections in Virginia were at either conventions or private primary elections. Recognized parties in Virginia have an option to nominate by public primary, private primary or convention. The private primary was usually called a “firehouse primary,” because they were sometimes held at firehouses, but were also held at other public locations.

Any registered voter could vote, but they usually only if they signed a statement declaring that they would vote for the primary winner in the General Election, which was not legally enforceable.