Tag: Ranked

New Video Says ‘Votes Trashed’ With Ranked Choice Voting

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Ranked choice voting causes thousands of votes to get “trashed,” contends a new video by a government watchdog set for release Wednesday—one day after Super Tuesday, when 15 states hold presidential nominating contests. The Foundation for Government Accountability provided the video to The Daily Signal ahead of Super Tuesday, which sees […]

Connecticut’s Democrat AG Shuns Ranked Choice Voting

The election process known as ranked choice voting isn’t compatible with one of the oldest state constitutions in America, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, a Democrat, says.  Tong released an 11-page legal opinion Tuesday stating that the system of voting, which allows voters to rank their choices of candidates, violates at least two standing provisions […]

Ranked Choice Voting Diminishes Minority Voting

Ranked choice voting, in which voters rank candidates on a ballot rather than choose one, may harm black and Native American voters disproportionately, according to a new study by a Princeton University professor.  Minority candidates also may be undercut by ranked choice voting, said Nolan McCarty, a professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton’s […]