Alongside high-profile races last week, voters in several states also decided on ballot measures, including ranked-choice voting. While political reformers tout the system as a way to expand voter choice and reduce political polarization, it encountered setbacks this cycle, failing to pass in most places except for a handful of cities.
Ranked-choice is a method in which voters rank candidates by preference instead of selecting just one. If a candidate receives more than half of the first-choice votes, they win outright. If no candidate achieves a majority, the candidate with the fewest…
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