Following Election Integrity Mandate, States Should Take These Steps To Secure Elections

Stop RCV Coalition co-chair Jason Snead recently wrote an op-ed in The Daily Wire discussing steps states should take to secure their elections. 

It should also be the year that states put an end to ranked-choice voting (RCV). Time and again, RCV has proven to be confusing, time-consuming, and prone to errors. Proponents claim it improves democracy, but in truth, it does the opposite. Voters must rank candidates, so voting takes longer, and the tortuous process of eliminating candidates and redistributing votes can lead to convoluted—and even incorrect—outcomes. In one glaring example, Oakland, California, certified the wrong winner in an RCV election in 2022. This year in Portland, Oregon, participation plummeted with 20% of voters leaving their ballots entirely blank in the ranked-choice race for city council.

 Before the 2024 election, 10 states passed laws banning RCV. Left-wing donors like John and Laura Arnold fought back, pouring $100 million into RCV ballot measures in six states. Voters rejected them all, in red and blue states alike, while Missouri voters enshrined an RCV ban in the state constitution. But the cabal behind RCV isn’t stopping. They now say they will lobby legislatures to impose what the voters just rejected. The best response from lawmakers would be to ban RCV instead. That will keep voting simple.