Ranked-Choice Voting Rejected in Statewide Ballots
Alongside high-profile races last week, voters in several states also decided on ballot measures, including ranked-choice voting. While political
Why Result in US House Hinge on Ranked-Choice Voting
The vast majority of elections in the US are guided by plurality rule: Each voter selects one candidate, and the person with the most votes wins. Critics say this system, while simple to grasp, means voters can’t fully express their views when more than two candidates are running for an office.
Ranked Voting Will Decide a Pivotal Congressional Race. How Does That Work?
In a pivotal congressional race in Maine, the state's ranked choice voting system is being used this week to determine the winner, but that won't be the end of it. The currently trailing candidate has requested a full recount that won't begin until after more than 12,
Here's how Maine's ranked choice tabulation works, as it will decide CD2 race
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows explained the process as it started to play out on Tuesday, sharing how the second-choice votes of about 12,000 people will determine the winner.
Ranked choice voting tabulation in Maine CD2 race continues
The entire proceeding is open to the public and is being livestreamed on the secretary of state department's YouTube page.
Ranked choice tabulation to decide fate of Maine's Second District race
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jared Golden declared victory last Wednesday, but the secretary of state says it's too close to call.
Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
Sri Lankans have voted in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his ...
Trump Supporters Knew Exactly Who They Were Voting For
Rhetoric about Democratic shortcomings discounts Trump voters' agency and their desire for him to be President ...
House voting on bill to allow government to remove tax-exempt status from nonprofits
Congress is voting on a bill Tuesday that will empower the executive branch to remove the tax-exempt status from any ...
Voting open in local authority by-election
Voting has begun in a by-election to fill a vacant seat in the on the board of Onchan Commissioners. The contest was ...
Split-ticket voting saves Democrats in key battleground races
Split-ticket voting played a prominent role in several battleground states during last week’s elections despite the practice ...
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Future of election wards in Cheektowaga uncertain after judge strikes down voting equality law
The state law a Cheektowaga man is using to sue the town into establishing voting wards was ruled unconstitutional last week ...
How MAGA Is John Thune? What Voting Record Shows
New Senate Majority Leader John Thune predominantly voted in line with Donald Trump during the president-elect's first term.
Greene does not rule out voting for Johnson despite previous move to oust him
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is not ruling out voting for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to stay in the position, ...
Va. constitutional amendments on abortion, marriage and voting advance
A state House of Delegates committee controlled by Democrats advanced three resolutions on Wednesday to enshrine abortion ...
Virginia Democrats Advance Efforts to Protect Abortion, Voting Rights, Marriage Equality
Democratic lawmakers who wield control of the Virginia Legislature are hoping to make good on promises made on the campaign ...
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Senate Republicans vote for new leader: Ted Cruz not voting for John Cornyn
Rick Scott, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and South Dakota Sen. John Thune. Cornyn's fellow U.S. senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, ...