In Vermont, the state legislature is considering using instant runoff voting for its congressional elections.Aspen would be the first city in Colorado to adopt instant runoff voting, Richie ...

Candidates are scurrying around again filing to run for local offices, a sure sign that another election season is about to poke us in the face with rhetoric, organizing, television ads, direct mail, ...

CNN — New York City is rolling out ranked-choice voting in its mayoral primary and several other key races, becoming the largest US jurisdiction to give the voting system a try. Under this system, ...

The June primary season is another reminder that South Carolina must end its most archaic election practice – the runoff. The state should employ instant runoff voting (IRV), (also called “ranked ...

Yes, the cash-strapped, snafu-prone New York City Board of Elections held a $13 million runoff that turned out fewer than 200,000 voters. The election was a 20-point rout by City Councilwoman Letitia ...

I’m relieved that critics of Aspen’s hard-working election officials seem finally to be slowing down — you can finally open up The Aspen Times or Aspen Daily News without yet another broadside against ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Runoff elections are typically cumbersome processes, taking weeks and sometimes months to determine a winner. Burlington is going to do it all instantly. In an innovation known as ...

If the 2018 election cycle is any indication, voter turnout is on the rise. Now is the time to take advantage of this moment to keep voters engaged in the electoral system and really give them a voice ...

West Virginia senators voted to ban ranked choice voting, which isn’t happening in the state. The full Senate voted 31-2 with one absence to pass SB490, which says “No state, county, or local ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission passed a resolution in December 2024 ...

When we know what we want, we expect immediate results, from Instant Pots to Instagram. But that’s not yet the case in Louisiana elections, where runoffs delay results and cost double the money for a ...

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger issued his first-ever veto on Thursday, quashing a Progressive-led effort to reinstate ranked-choice voting in Queen City elections. In a one-page… ...