D.C. Debates Whether to Switch to a Ranked-Choice Voting System

This Washington Post article by Julie Z. Weil references RepresentWomen's ranked choice voting research. Read an excerpt below.

Leaders are debating whether to adopt an electoral system in the District that has become increasingly popular in other cities: ranked-choice voting.

Proponents of ranked-choice voting — which allows voters to select multiple candidates and to indicate the order of their preferences — have successfully changed the method of voting in some jurisdictions across the country. In one of the most prominent tests of ranked-choice voting, New York City voters recently used the process for the first time to elect their new mayor and city council members.

Read the complete article here.

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