News & Opinion
Wall Street Journal: The Logic of Counting Votes
Eugenia Cheng in The Wall Street Journal: Millions of votes have already been cast in next month’s presidential election, and a lot of attention is focused on making sure they are counted correctly. Once votes are counted, however, they have to be translated into...
Star Tribune: Only Ranked Choice Voting Could Save American Democracy Now
Dr. Michael Osterholm and Andy Slavitt in The Star Tribune: We are facing increasing case numbers of COVID-19 in the Midwest and across this country, and this fall could be a worst-case scenario with the confluence of influenza and COVID-19. We have never needed an...
Guest Blog: Ranked Choice Voting is an improvement
Pat Meyer: Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) is a better way of voting that will save Bloomington money. Today in Bloomington, a fraction of voters (5%-10%) eliminate candidates in the August primary (the primary costs $100,000), and that primary often provides us with...
Guest Blog: Ranked Choice Voting allows more voices to be heard
Margaret M. Swanson: As I was putting up lawn signs in favor of Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV), I talked with a woman who wanted a sign. She said to me, “I want more dialogue in our community, not less. And I’ve told all my friends why I’m supporting RCV.” I thanked her...
Teen Vogue: What Is Ranked-Choice Voting? Here’s How It Works
Lauren Young in Teen Vogue: Voting in Maine will look a little different this year. Mainers are among the roughly 10 million voting-age adults living in an area that uses, or has adopted and will soon use, a method known as “ranked-choice voting” (RCV). In November,...
Guest Blog: Reforming Politics Through Ranked Choice Voting
Laura Hannemann: After our recent presidential debate, I think you’d be hard-pressed to find an American who doesn’t want our politicians to do better. Democrats and Republicans alike have resorted to blaming, fact-less arguments, and personal insults rather than...
Sun Sailor: Eliminating primaries will reduce racial disparity in elections
Mary Pat Blake in The Sun Sailor: 2020 has been an especially challenging year for our country and this is even more true for people of color. I was encouraged to see the article last week in this paper addressing the need for diversity and inclusion in our community....
USA Today: Andrew Yang and Bill Weld: Why RCV will improve America’s Elections
Andrew Yang and Bill Weld in USA Today: Picking our president every four years is perhaps the most important decision Americans make. Yet the process both major political parties use for nominating our candidates is arcane, outdated and in need of improvement. Trust...
Grand Rapids Herald Review: Rita Albrecht and Ranked Choice Voting
Dianna Lieffring in the Grand Rapids Herald Review: Who doesn’t feel the gaping division between all of us? We can remedy (and prevent) this state of hurtful affairs by understanding and pursuing the process of ranked-choice voting. Right now, the candidate with the...
Harvard Ash Center: Ranked Choice Voting Gains Momentum
Cecily Hines and Miles Rapoport in Medium / Harvard Ash Center: Nationwide, there is increasing discussion about the advantages of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Particularly in this historic period of polarization and discord, RCV is gaining momentum because it offers...