The Committee for Ranked Choice Voting

10/30/2026

“Despite the best efforts of hyperpartisan politicians and operatives on both sides of the aisle, Alaska voters will vote their hopes, not their fears, in the US Senate election and elect a winner broadly supported by voters because gives them that power,” writes Kyle Bailey for Independent Voter. Alaskans for Better Elections

Dirty tricks like recruiting same-name candidates to split votes has a history not limited to a single state or party. But it won't work in Alaska's US Senate race because the state uses ranked choice voting.

10/19/2026

The gamesmanship of first-past-the-post, winner-take-all elections with single choice voting.

The move is an apparent attempt to hurt Democrat Sherrod Brown, who’s locked in a tight battle with GOP Sen. Jon Husted in the Senate battleground.

10/03/2026

Join advocacy groups from across the country for a discussion about The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting and how WHAT YOU DID continues to inspire change. 👏 💪 🗳

Please RSVP using the link below and (re)watch the 20-minute documentary before joining the conversation.

Watch the film on your own then join us for rounds of small group discussion and a special guest Q&A!

09/02/2026

"Last month, Senator Rachel Talbot Ross of Portland and I traveled to Austin, Texas... to overturn a proposed rule to restrict when Maine voters could use the ranked-choice ballot allowed by state law. Working with other state parties across the nation, we won that fight," writes the Maine Democratic Party Chair in The Bangor Daily News.

Thank you for standing with the Maine people to defend voter-approved . 🗳👏

“When we expand participation, respect voters, and give people a real say in the decisions that affect them, we make those institutions stronger.”

08/15/2026

WE WON! 🥳 The DNC has voted to restore the option for states to use in presidential primaries 🗳

08/14/2026

Newsweek explains how a "too top-down" Democratic Party is trying to force its preferences on rank-and-file Democrats, rather than giving rank-and-file Democrats the power to rank candidates in order of their individual preferences.

The dispute over ranked choice voting reflects a broader rift in the DNC between state party officials and the D.C. establishment.

08/02/2026

Representative Laura Supica, chair of the committee that oversees Maine’s elections, speaks out to defend voters and the integrity of our elections from misinformed national Democratic Party superdelegates.

The proposal to remove ranked choice voting in presidential primaries will require approval by the full DNC at its next meeting on August 15.

08/01/2026

Independent Voter breaks down how the DNC's proposed rules for delegate selection impacts laws in Maine and D.C.

Maine and Washington, D.C. may still use ranked ballots, but Democrats would allocate delegates as though voters never ranked anyone beyond first place.

07/31/2026

Maine Morning Star: Maine Democratic leaders are raising alarms after a national party committee gave initial approval to a rule that would prevent the state from using in presidential primaries.

Maine Democratic leaders are raising alarms after a national party committee gave initial approval to a rule that would prevent the state from using ranked choice voting in presidential primaries. Ahead of the full Democratic National Committee meeting Aug. 13-15, the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Commit...

07/27/2026

"I think we should be looking at [...] ranked-choice voting in the number of states. There’s a whole bunch of Americans who would like to cast meaningful votes," former Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler tells POLITICO.

Democratic guru Ben Wikler explains why state races, not Washington, will determine his party's future.