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  • Letters: Ranked choice voting would be fairer

    | Ingrid Moore, Longmont | Times-Call |

    I will be voting Yes for the ballot measure on ranked choice voting (RCV) for Longmont elections. RCV is fairer, and allows voters to vote for more than one candidate and rank them instead of having to vote strategically. This means that you stand a better chance of having at least one of your choices win.

    In Longmont, multiple people often run for the same seats on the City Council. Multiple candidates can split the vote, possibly allowing someone to win with the least support. RCV ensures that the candidate with the most public support wins.

    “Make voting more appealing”

    RCV allows more votes to “count” in a meaningful way, gives more reason to turn out and makes voting more appealing.

    Studies on voter turnout cited by Fairvote.org show that RCV elections often generate relatively higher voter turnout, including the youth vote.

    RCV will give voters a more positive experience. Join me in giving RCV a try by voting Yes!

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  • Voters in three cities will decide on ballot measures to implement ranked-choice voting in local elections on Nov. 3

    | Lara Bonatesta | Ballotpedia |

    On Nov. 3, voters in Irvine, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Longmont, Colorado, will decide on ballot measures that would require ranked-choice voting (RCV) in mayoral and city council elections. The measure in Honolulu would also require RCV to elect the city’s prosecuting attorney.

    “Six localities are scheduled to begin using RCV in 2027”

    Currently, three states use RCV statewide. Alaska and Maine use RCV in some federal and statewide elections, while Hawaii uses it for certain statewide elections. An additional five states have statutes authorizing the use of RCV for local elections.

    Forty-one localities in 14 states, as well as Washington, D.C., use or are scheduled to use RCV. Two of those localities, Washington, D.C. and Multnomah County, Oregon, began or will begin using RCV this year. An additional six localities are scheduled to begin using RCV in 2027.

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  • Longmont ranked-choice voting town hall set for Sunday

    | London Lyle | Times-Call |

    State Sen. Katie Wallace and Longmont Mayor Susie Hidalgo-Fahring, both public supporters of ranked-choice voting, will lead the event, scheduled from 11 a.m. to noon at Bricks on Main, 471 Main St.

    “Rank candidates in order of preference”

    The presentation will focus on ballot measures 3C and 3D, which ask voters whether Longmont should use ranked-choice voting in future municipal elections. Under the system, voters rank candidates in order of preference rather than selecting only one. If approved, ranked-choice voting would begin with the city’s 2029 elections.

    The Longmont City Council voted 6-1 in August to place the proposed changes before voters.

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