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What do elected officials, business leaders, and artists across the political spectrum have in common? They know it’s time to improve our elections with #RankedChoiceVoting.

In what are sure to be crowded 2028 presidential primaries, "the incentive will be to build a small, intense base of support & outlast those trying to win broad approval." Ranked choice voting primaries "would incentivize unity & decency." – @ChrisStirewalt in @thehill ⬇️

Connecticut lawmakers "should give localities & state parties the option to use ranked choice voting. RCV works better, produces issue-driven campaigns, & improves voter satisfaction." – @davedaley3 & Norwalk, CT Councilmember Colin Hosten in @CTMirror ctmirror.org/2026/03/19/aff…

More choices for voters should be a good thing. But crowded fields in Illinois’ U.S. Senate & House primaries let candidates win w/ less than 50% of the vote. @RHHutchinson12 explains how ranked choice voting gives voters more choice AND majority winners. Featuring @FairVoteIL!

67% and 69%, that's the % of IL Dems that want RCV for primaries and a local option bill, respectively. Visit FairVoteIllinois.org to join as an official supporter of RCV in Illinois! #Primaries #PrimaryElection #Midterms2026 #Primaries2026 #Midterms

If Illinois used ranked choice voting in primaries, parties could select strong nominees w/ broad support. Voters would get more choice AND majority winners. Read our full analysis of yesterday's primaries, and check out @FairVoteIL for more! ⬇️ fairvote.org/illinois-prima…

Results like we saw in IL’s primaries are why voters across the state & nation support ranked choice voting. Four IL cities have passed pro-RCV ballot measures. And a new poll from FairVote & @FairVoteIL finds 65% of IL Dems support #RankedChoiceVoting. fairvote.org/survey-illinoi…

Yesterday’s Illinois primaries saw some of the most crowded races the state has seen in years. Many nominees won despite getting much less than 50% of the vote. Here's a breakdown of those results & how ranked choice voting would give voters more choice AND majority winners 🧵

Washington, DC will use ranked choice voting for the first time on June 16, and the owner of @BensChiliBowl is showing Washingtonians how to rank their vote! Watch Ben Ali use delicious burgers, fries, & cakes to explain #RankedChoiceVoting 🍔 youtube.com/watch?v=syBH-L…

Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️ Join @equitabledemo for an online film screening and discussion exploring the surprising parallels between Irish and American history and how Irish elections have been designed to bring communities together. RSVP eventbrite.com/e/double-featu…

A pair of powerful OpEds were published in Illinois this week shedding light on the state's primaries (which are happening today!) The Editorial Board at @chicagotribune writes, "Here’s the thing about primary elections in the Land of Lincoln and, especially in the Democratic stronghold that is the city of Chicago: In race after race, they are not the appetizer course but the entire prix fixe...You can’t do anything about gerrymandering at Tuesday’s election. But guess what it makes it worse? When only a fraction of eligible voters decide all-important primaries." Read more: chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/edi… Todd Connor of @OperationVAV writes in @Suntimes, "Democratic candidates in Illinois and their consultants invest staggering sums of money to target those reliable Democratic primary voters, knowing that whoever wins Tuesday in this “blue” state will easily win in November when the main election, in name only, takes place. Every candidate knows what the voters often miss: that the action is in March, not November." Read more: chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/20…

"We’ve accepted a system where the primary is the only election that matters, yet it’s the one where the fewest have a voice." With ranked choice voting, Illinois "can move to a system where every vote is a meaningful one." – @OperationVAV co-founder Todd Connor in @Suntimes

Polls suggest 2 Republicans and 0 Dems may advance from deep-blue California’s “top-two” primary for governor. If California used ranked choice voting, voters would get more choices & more representative results. 👀 @CalRCV fairvote.org/democrats-coul…

Three Illinois cities have voted to bring #RankedChoiceVoting to their elections. All are in congressional districts w/ crowded primaries this year. Learn more about these primary races at the link below, and stay tuned for more analysis! 👀 @FairVoteIL fairvote.org/what-to-watch-…

We can give voters more choice & majority winners. #RankedChoiceVoting lets primary voters honestly express preferences w/o worrying about vote-splitting or "spoilers." And parties get strong nominees supported by a majority of voters. Learn more⬇️ fairvote.org/crowded-primar…

In tomorrow's primaries for a U.S. Senate and several House seats in Illinois, crowded fields mean candidates will win w/ less than 50% of the vote. Here are the races we're watching, & how ranked choice voting would give voters more choice AND majority winners.🧵