The bills were HB630 and SB176.

According to an email from Upvote Virginia:

“The first pro-RCV legislation in the country since 2023 has now passed in Virginia! Today, both chambers of the General Assembly voted to accept Gov. Spanberger’s technical amendments to the bills, concluding the process of the bill becoming a law. This bill extends the local RCV option to elections for any local governing body and removes the sunset date, making this a permanent option for cities, counties, and towns. The new law will go into effect July 1, 2026.”

Gary Swing has this op-ed in Tucson’s daily newspaper, the Arizona Daily Star, advocating that Arizona’s ballot access laws be eased. Among other things, he advocates that small qualified parties be allowed to nominate by convention instead of by primary.

On April 20, the Tennessee House Finance, Ways & Means Committee defeated HB 886, the bill to convert primaries from open to closed. See this story.