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Stay informed with the latest updates on ranked choice voting in Maryland.
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How Many Votes Will It Take to Get an Oscar Nomination in 2025?
This year, 901 votes are needed for a Best Picture nomination, 10 more than last year.
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Recognizing Movements and Watching Elections: How We Build Lasting Political Power
What does it take to build lasting political power, not just moments of progress, but structures that endure?
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Ranked-choice voting will be possible in Falls Church in 2027
Falls Church will be able to hold ranked-choice City Council elections as early as 2027, if current Council members want…
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Encouraging signs of political civility bring hope for 2026
Glimmers of progress in politics, academia and journalism are reflective of a positive trend.
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If democracy is at stake, a flawed redistricting effort is not the cure
Why not make people excited about fresh possibilities?
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Raskin, Beyer, Welch Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Expand Ranked Choice Voting to all Congressional Elections
The Ranked Choice Voting Act would require RCV for all primary and general congressional races beginning in 2030.
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New study finds a more effective way to hold US elections: ‘Less likely to elect an extreme candidate’
Three mathematics professors explain why ranked choice voting better represents the whims of voters — and why U.S. democracy is straining…
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Beth Fukumoto: The Case For Ranked Choice Voting
The alternative election method offers clear advantages and clear trade-offs.
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Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician
Ranked choice voting largely avoids the pitfalls of plurality voting, giving voters the power to express their true candidate preferences…
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Ranked-choice voting gave voters real power on Election Day
Two cities. Two very different outcomes. One shared truth: RCV has come into its own.
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Greenbelt, Maryland, could be the next municipality to adopt ranked-choice voting
If the Greenbelt City Council adopts the system, it would be the 52nd US locality to use RCV.
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Greenbelt Voters Approve Ranked Choice Voting by 2-to-1 Margin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Michelle Whittaker, Executive Director michelle@rcvmd.org240-595-2317 Greenbelt Voters Approve Ranked Choice Voting by 2-to-1 MarginFirst city in Prince George’s…
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Election Day 2025: ranked choice voting in action
On Election Day 2025, over 430,000 voters across 14 cities and counties used ranked choice voting in their elections.
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How New York could have avoided a nasty mayoral election
Ranked choice voting worked in the Democratic primary. New Yorkers should take note
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Election Reform Turns Down the Temperature of Our Politics
The time for such reforms is now—because the opportunity for peaceful democratic change may not endure for long.
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Ranked Choice Voting Expands Across America in 2025 — From New York City to Fort Collins
Eighteen U.S. cities and counties have used or are using ranked choice voting (RCV) in 2025 — including the largest…
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Ranked Choice Voting – How & Why
Join October’s General Membership Meeting for a workshop on RCV.