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Watch this video from Fox 5 exploring if D.C. is ready for ranked choice voting.
“A potential ballot initiative could give D.C. voters a crack at overhauling the election system. The proposed Initiative 83 would create a ‘ranked-choice voting’ system, and open primaries up to all voters, including independents. Lisa Rice is behind the push and she makes her case on ‘The Final 5.’”
Recent campaign press
What Washingtonians are saying about Ballot Initiative #83
In Washington, D.C., one in six voters are registered as independents. I am one of them. We are prohibited from voting in our city’s taxpayer-funded primary elections. Our votes are suppressed.
Passage of Initiative 83 by D.C. voters would end the practice of elections being won with a paltry plurality of the vote in multicandidate races.
We have more faith in Washington’s voters, from all communities. Parents rank their preferences in the city’s school placement lottery, and the D.C. Housing Authority uses ranked preferences for public housing assignments.
FairVote, a group that advocates ranked-choice voting, has released research suggesting that the system tends to benefit candidates and voters of color.
More campaign press
- (2/21/24) Washington Blade: Capital Stonewall Democrats host forum on proposed ranked choice voting, open primaries
- (2/15/24) Washington Socialist: Should the DC Left fear Ranked Choice Voting or Semi-Open Primaries?
- (1/20/24) Fox 5 DC (Video): Is D.C. ready for ranked-choice voting?
- (12/3/23) Washington Post (Letter to the Editor): Ranked-choice voting is better than a coin flip
- (11/30/23) City Cast DC: What Ranked Choice Voting Could Mean For D.C.
- (11/30/23) City Cast DC: Ranked Choice Voting Has Powerful Enemies in D.C.
- (11/9/23) Washington City Paper: Filing Mistakes Could Doom the D.C. Democrats’ Legal Challenge to Initiative 83
- (10/5/23) East of the River (Opinion): DC Should Have Open Primaries
- (9/25/23) The Washington City Paper: D.C. Democrats’ Legal Challenge to Initiative 83 Exposes Long-Simmering Frustrations with Party Leadership
- (8/21/23) Stateline: As ranked choice voting gains momentum, parties in power push back
- (8/18/23) The Washington Blade (Opinion): Open primaries, ranked choice voting support better democracy
- (8/11/23) Washington Post Editorial Board: A D.C. Democratic Party lawsuit is decidedly undemocratic
- (8/11/23) Washington Post (Letter to the Editor): A little hypocrisy from D.C. Democrats on voting
- (8/9/23) Business Insider: DC Democrats argue ranked choice voting is confusing to voters in predominantly Black areas as they seek to block potential vote on implementing the system
- (8/9/23) Daily Caller: DC Dems’ Lawsuit Says New Voting Reform Could Cause ‘Confusion’ For Black Voters
- (8/8/23) Washington Post: D.C. Democrats sue to block ranked-choice voting ballot measure
- (8/8/23) WTOP: DC’s Democratic Party sues over ballot measure that would allow ranked choice voting, open primaries
- (8/8/23) The Hill (Opinion): Could election reform in DC help conservatives embrace it nationwide?
- (8/7/23) DCist: D.C. Democratic Party Sues To Keep Ranked Choice Voting And Open Primaries Off The Ballot
- (7/25/23) DC News NOW: Proponents push for ranked-choice voting in DC
- (7/21/23) Washington Post: D.C. ranked-choice voting ballot initiative clears first hurdle
- (7/21/23) Washington Informer: D.C. Board of Elections Deems Polarizing Ballot Initiative ‘Proper Subject Matter’
- (7/19/23) Washington Informer: Ranked-Choice Voting and Open Primaries Discussed as Constitutional Matters
- (7/19/23) DCist: D.C. Democratic Party Pushes To Keep Ranked Choice Voting And Open Primaries Off The Ballot
- (7/11/23) Washington Post Editorial Board: House GOP election bill expands dark money and curtails D.C. autonomy
- (7/7/23) Washington Examiner: House Republicans seek to ban ranked choice voting in DC elections
- (7/6/23) Daily Caller: Mike Lawler Introduces Bill To Ban Ranked-Choice Voting In DC
- (5/31/23) Washington Informer: D.C. Democrats Oppose Ranked-Choice Voting in City Elections
- (5/26/23) Washington Post Editorial Board: How to make D.C. government more representative
- (5/20/23) WTOP: Ballot initiative may bring major changes to DC voting
- (5/18/23) Washington Post: D.C. ranked-choice voting initiative could be headed to the ballot
- (5/18/23) DCist: New Ballot Initiative Proposes Bringing Ranked-Choice Voting And Open Primaries To D.C.
- (5/18/23) Washington City Paper: A New Ballot Initiative Could Bring Ranked-Choice Voting and Open Primaries to D.C. Expect a Big Fight
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