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06/01/2026

Ranked choice voting will be used in primaries this month in Maine & DC.

In other states, crowded primaries or primary runoffs will deliver unrepresentative results – problems that would be solved w/ RCV.

Learn more about RCV & June primaries ⬇️

Ranked choice voting will be used in primaries this June in Maine and Washington, D.C. RCV delivers a majority winner in a crowded field.

06/01/2026

In recent Washington State elections, so many Dems ran in the top-two primary that vote-splitting locked the party out in November – despite most voters favoring Dems.

The fix? Add ranked choice voting.

Sightline Institute's Alan Durning explains in The Seattle Times.

Upgrading top-two keeps all the good things about Washington’s system, which is a huge advance over the party primaries that polarize most other states.

06/01/2026

05/31/2026

Instead of repealing its top-two primaries, “California should continue its history of pro-voter reform and build on the top-two system – by adding ranked choice voting to its elections.”

– FairVote's Meredith Sumpter & California RCV Coalition's Marcela Miranda-Prieto on solving CA's "lockout" problem

would give California voters more choices on their ballots while delivering winners with majority support.

Learn how ⬇️

Instead of turning back the clock, California should add ranked choice voting to its elections.

05/30/2026

In Maine & Washington, DC, primary candidates running for the same office are getting along. Many have even endorsed each other.

Why? Ranked choice voting.

flips the incentives of our elections, rewarding positive campaigns instead of toxic attacks.

05/29/2026

Yesterday, Philadelphia's City Council passed a resolution in support of ranked choice voting!

It calls on the state legislature to pass a law letting cities & counties use RCV in local elections.

Congrats to March On Harrisburg and the other Pennsylvanians who made this happen!

Learn why Philadelphia needs , and what this resolution means for RCV in the Keystone State ⬇️

On Thursday, May 28, the Philadelphia City Council passed a resolution in support of ranked choice voting.

05/28/2026

"San Jose is facing a shortfall of over $50 million that could force the city to cut spending on vital services. But it may have to spend millions on runoff elections.

It’s a cost that could be avoided w/ ranked choice voting."

– Jay Shuler of California RCV Coalition in The Mercury News

With this reform, city could deliver more representative results and save millions without cutting a single city service.

05/27/2026

Here's what happened in the Texas primary runoffs on May 26:

🔻Turnout dropped as much as 82%
🔻Turnout in the Senate GOP primary dropped from 2.2 million voters to 1.4 million
💰Runoffs cost taxpayers an estimated $23 million

Ranked choice voting is a better, faster, and cheaper alternative to runoffs.

Learn more about what we saw yesterday in Texas ⬇️

On May 26, Texas held runoff elections in primaries for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and a variety of statewide offices.

05/26/2026

We're all used to politicians attacking each other. But in Maine & Washington, DC, something else is happening.

Primary candidates running for the same office are being nice. Several have even endorsed each other.

Why? Ranked choice voting.

Rachel Hutchinson explains.

05/25/2026

In our latest FairVote News Update, we cover:

➡️ Our new ranked choice poll of potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates
➡️ Our new report on in California
➡️ New media interest in proportional representation

All that and more below ⬇️

See the latest updates from the election reform movement, including findings from a 2028 Democratic presidential primary poll.