On December 10, the Ranked Choice Voting Act was introduced into both houses of Congress. There are no bill numbers yet. Here is the text. It requires that all congressional primaries and general elecdtions use RCV.
In the case of states with a top-two system, the bill says that the law must allow at least three candidates to advance to the general election.
The bills have a fair number of co-sponsors so far. All are Democrats or independents.
According to this story, the Oklahoma Democratic Party missed the November 30 deadline to notify the State Elections Board that it wants independents to be able to vote in its 2026 primaries.
On November 19, a special session of the Nevada legislature passed SJR 1. It would provide that every registered voter would automatically receive a postal ballot. It amends the state Constitution. If the same bill passes in 2027, then it will go on the ballot for approval or disapproval in 2028. Here is the text.
Many people in the Libertarian Party and the Ballot Access and Petitioning communities knew Milton, who also worked with Jim Turney in the production of videos of Libertarian Party and other events years ago.
Milton suffered a stroke at his home in Louisville, KY about two weeks ago and died this morning at a hospice there. He was 73.
The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs has this op-ed about top-two systems. An initiative is currently circulating in Oklahoma for a top-two system.
