In the News
April 28, 2022
In the article published in Mercury News, it cites RepresentWomen's ranked choice voting research. Read an excerpt below:
Greater diversity and more positive policy-oriented campaigns are just a couple of advantages of ranked-choice voting (RCV).
Studies find that there was an increase of women and people of color running for office and winning with RCV. This increase in the diversity of elected officials provides a better representation of the demographics of our cities and of the issues affecting diverse communities.
Under RCV, in which voters rank candidates in order of preference, candidates do not benefit from attacking their opponents because candidates are also competing to be voters’ second or third choice if they don’t win a majority on the first tally. This makes campaigns more positive and issues-oriented.
Read the full article here.
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