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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.

Problem: Voters are fed up with our broken politics. Solution: #RankedChoiceVoting rewards politicians who solve problems for all of us. Learn how RCV improves our elections ⬇️ fairvote.org/our-reforms/ra…

This week, FairVote published a new ranked choice voting poll of potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates. See the full results here ⬇️ fairvote.org/press/kamala-h…

On May 19, Georgia held primaries for hundreds of offices. Many are now going to runoffs. That will cost voters tens of millions of dollars, & add a month of toxic campaigning. Ranked choice voting is a better, faster, & cheaper alternative to runoffs⬇️ fairvote.org/georgia-primar…

Three Democratic candidates for governor announced they plan to rank each other in the primary. #mepolitics #mainepolitics #rankedchoicevoting #maine @WMTWTV

In our latest FairVote News Update, we cover: ➡️ Our new ranked choice poll of potential 2028 Dem presidential candidates ➡️ Our new report on #RankedChoiceVoting in California ➡️ New interest in proportional representation All that and more below ⬇️ fairvote.org/fairvote-news-…

A 2024 report from the nonpartisan election reform group FairVote found that runoff elections often experience dramatic declines in participation. That same year, the group found (and the Secretary of State confirmed to me) that Texas spent the most for congressional runoffs

📊 Head-to-Head Matchups (from the Ranked Choice data) • Harris beats Newsom 52%–48% • Harris beats Buttigieg 52%–48% • Harris beats Kelly 63%–37% • Harris beats AOC 69%–31% —— RCV without Harris: Likely Gavin Newsom winner. • Newsom beats Buttigieg 52%–48% • Newsom beats Kelly 65%–35% • Newsom beats AOC 65%–35%

📊 2028 Dem Primary RCV Simulation Round 9 🔵 Harris: 30% 🔵 Newsom: 24% 🔵 Pete: 22% 🔵 Kelly: 12% 🔵 AOC: 12% —— Round 11 🔵 Harris: 37% 🔵 Newsom: 33% 🔵 Pete: 30% —— RCV Final Round 🔵 Kamala Harris: 52% 🔵 Gavin Newsom: 48% —— • Lake Research for @fairvote • 5/6-11 | 800 LV | ±3.5%

On May 26, Texas will hold runoffs for its 2026 primary elections – 12 weeks after voters went to the polls the first time. With ranked choice voting, Texas could eliminate runoffs. That would save time for voters and tens of millions of taxpayer dollars. @DebTheOtis explains⬇️

Ranked choice voting came to San Francisco in 2004. Today, 7 California cities use RCV. After two decades in the Golden State, what's the impact of RCV? Our new report shows it has delivered better representation, better campaigns, & taxpayer savings. Avram Reisman explains ⬇️

“When we compartmentalize voting rights & election reform, we fail to recognize that both are essential to building an inclusive, multiracial democracy.” Read the new piece from Lakeisha Steele in @DemocracyNotes ⬇️ …mocracynotesperspectives.substack.com/p/after-callai…

FairVote’s Lakeisha Steele on strengthening our democracy after Callais: "If we're going to be successful, the election reform community must work alongside the voting rights & civil rights movements. We can't operate in isolation." Read more ⬇️

Read the full report on #RankedChoiceVoting in California cities below, and visit @CalRCV to support better elections in the Golden State! ⬇️ fairvote.org/report/two-dec…

Voters who use ranked choice voting like it and want to keep it. Polling from four Bay Area cities finds 70% of voters want to keep RCV or expand it to even more elections.

Ranked choice voting came to San Francisco in 2004, and is now used in 7 California cities. It has delivered better representation, better campaigns, and savings for taxpayers. Our new report looks at how RCV is working in the Golden State. Here are some highlights. 🧵

Fascinating poll from @fairvote looking at the 2028 Dem primary if it used ranked choice voting

➡️ @ezraklein explains why he supports proportional representation: With #ProportionalRepresentation, “it matters whether you appeal to people who are skeptical. It creates competition for voters who are currently disenfranchised," like California Republicans or Texas Democrats.

"The poll shows that ranked choice voting is popular among Democratic voters, and a perfect tool for a crowded 2028 primary." – Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners Full results from the poll here⬇️ fairvote.org/press/kamala-h…

More findings from the new ranked choice voting poll: ➡️Support for RCV increases to 70% after voters rank candidates ➡️Respondents who rank Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez first are more likely to rank Harris as a backup ➡️Newsom & Pete Buttigieg share a base of voters

A new Lake Research Partners poll used ranked choice voting to gauge support of 13 potential candidates in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary: 🗳️Kamala Harris & Gavin Newsom lead an RCV simulation 🔢63% support using RCV in pres. primary ✅84% say RCV is easy Learn more⬇️