Better Ballot Sacramento

07/14/2026

Please join us at our 3-year anniversary launch canvassing weekend!

We'll be at Belle Cooledge Park by the Playgrounds at 11am this Saturday, July 18th!

We're meeting to talk about the campaign 🗣, meet w/ our fellow volunteers 🙋‍♂️ & then canvas the neighborhood & some fun events 🎉 around the city together ❤️ !

This is a people-powered campaign! Please come out and let's upgrade our city's elections!

07/03/2026

06/26/2026

Washington, DC voters are happy they adopted !

Washington, DC voters used ranked choice voting in their primary election, choosing nominees for mayor, DC Council, and other offices.

06/26/2026

Great news from our friends in LA!

06/25/2026

“This month, Washington, DC used ranked choice voting (RCV) for the first time, and Maine used RCV for important primaries for governor and Congress.

"In both places, ranked choice voting delivered majority winners and made more votes count meaningfully.

"And in a new SurveyUSA poll, supermajorities of Washington, DC voters say that ranked choice voting is simple and they support it.”

This June, Maine and Washington, DC used ranked choice voting in important elections.

06/25/2026

We're thrilled to announce we've launched a fellowship program!

This exciting 10-week program gives Fellows hands-on experience w/ field organizing, industry standard software like Organizer and NationBuilder, & connections w/ innovators in the local & national election movement!

We're accepting applications up till July 4th! 🇺🇸

Click below to apply or forward the link to friends who may be interested ✨️

Join Our Campaign Team as a Summer Fellow! Are you interested in a career in politics? Do you want to learn the ins and outs of the campaign world and get hands on experience with a local ballot initiative? Better Ballot Sacramento is offering a Summer Campaign Fellowship to those interested in appl...

06/24/2026

Question: For comparison, would 74% of Sacramento voters support Sacramento's current election system?

Well let's see.. Judging by Sac's low levels of voter participation, despite Sac voters' severe unhappiness with City Hall, we can say PROBABLY NOT.

Sacramento should adopt !

Among Washington, DC voters who had already voted, 87% say ranked choice voting is simple. The poll adds to a growing national evidence base.

06/24/2026

“As the city contends with financial uncertainty, optional ranked choice voting for special elections — aimed at cutting the costs of future contests — appears to be headed for the 2028 primary ballot after the San Jose Council approved the proposal Tuesday.”

Supporters say ranked-choice voting cuts costs and boosts diversity, while critics argue it complicates the process, disenfranchises some voters, and delays results

06/18/2026

"On June 16, Washington, DC voters used ranked choice voting (RCV) for the first time, with voters picking nominees for mayor, U.S. House delegate, and DC Council. This came after 73% of voters supported a 2024 ballot measure to bring RCV to the District – with supermajority support in all eight of the District’s wards… Here are some initial takeaways from Washington, DC’s historic first use of ranked choice voting.”

Washington, DC voters used ranked choice voting in their primary election, choosing nominees for mayor, DC Council, and other offices.

06/17/2026

"Michael Rawlings said he liked that expands the options available to voters. ‘For some of them, I had a very clear one, and I just kind of left it that way, but for the ones where I did have a couple of candidates I really liked, it was nice to be able to kind of prioritize,’ Rawlings said.

"Among the voters who showed up at the polls Tuesday was the District’s current mayor [Muriel Bowser], who said her experience with ranked choice voting was ‘fairly straightforward.’”

Voters across D.C. are heading to the polls Tuesday in a primary that could reshape several key positions in city government and effectively decide the winners.