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Ranked-Choice Voting News Roundup - March 2025

by Staff

Welcome to our weekly news roundup, where we highlight the top stories surrounding ranked-choice voting—both opposing and supporting—throughout the nation.

 

Week of March 23

Honest Elections Project Action Encourages Georgia House to Pass Ranked-Choice Voting Ban

Honest Elections Project | March 26, 2025

Honest Elections Project Action launched a five-figure ad campaign urging Georgia lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 175, which aims to ban ranked-choice voting across the state.

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Partisan Divide Emerges Over Maine’s Ranked Choice Voting Repeal Effort

The Maine Wire | March 25, 2025

Maine's Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee showcased a stark partisan divide over a proposal to repeal the state's ranked-choice voting system, with all Republicans supporting LD 234.

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Iowa House passes bills on voter roll verification, election recounts

Iowa Capital Dispatch | March 25, 2025

Two election bills, including one outlawing ranked-choice voting statewide, passed the Iowa House of Representatives.

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After uneven ranked-choice debut, Portland doubles down on voter education

The Oregonian | March 24, 2025

Portland is intensifying its ranked-choice voting education efforts for the 2026 midterms. 

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Week of March 16

Senate bill bans ranked choice voting in Iowa

Radio Iowa | March 20, 2025

The Iowa Senate passed a bill to ban ranked choice voting statewide.

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West Virginia, Wyoming Secure Elections With Ranked-Choice Voting Prohibitions

The Federalist | March 19, 2025

West Virginia and Wyoming banned ranked-choice voting earlier this week.

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Illinois legislature looking at ranked-choice voting for key offices

The Center Square | March 19, 2025

A bill to implement ranked-choice voting has been introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives. 

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Kansas Senate sends pair of election reform bills to Governor

KCTV 5 | March 17, 2025

The Kansas Senate forwarded two election reform bills to Governor Laura Kelly for consideration. One of the bills, SB 6, seeks to prohibit the use of ranked-choice voting in Kansas elections.

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Week of March 9

Boston braces to consider ranked choice voting in local elections

GBH | March 13, 2025

Boston is poised to reconsider implementing ranked-choice voting for local elections. The push is being led by City Councilor at-large Ruthzee Louijeune.

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Rank MI Vote looks to Ann Arbor to support ranked choice voting

WEMU | March 12, 2025

Rank MI is hosting a town hall in Ann Harbor, Michigan to gain support for their proposed ranked-choice voting ballot initiative. 

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Park City considers ranked choice voting for 2025 election

KPCW | March 12, 2025

The Park City Council is set to discuss implementing ranked choice voting for the first time in the upcoming fall 2025 municipal election.

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Gov. Morissey Mum On Whether He Will Sign Bill Protecting West Virginia Elections From Ranked-Choice Voting

The Federalist | March 10, 2025

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has yet to indicate whether he will sign SB 490, a bill passed by the state legislature banning ranked-choice voting statewide. 

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Week of March 2

Ranked choice voting bill heads to West Virginia House after passage in Senate

WCHS Eyewitness News | March 4, 2025

The West Virginia Senate passed Senate Bill 490 , prohibiting the use of ranked choice voting in state, county, or local elections.

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Redondo Beach becomes first LA County city to use ranked-choice voting

LAist | March 4, 2025

Redondo Beach made history as the first city in Los Angeles County to implement ranked-choice voting.

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Advocates push to implement stalled ranked choice voting in Evanston

The Daily Northwestern | March 4, 2025

RCV advocates in Evanston, Illinois, continued their push to implement ranked-choice voting for the city's 2025 municipal elections, despite legal setbacks.

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JASON SNEAD: Republicans Shouldn’t Forget That Election Integrity Is Good Politics

The Daily Caller | March 3, 2025

Honest Elections Project executive director Jason Snead urges state legislatures to prioritize passing election integrity measures like voter ID and banning ranked-choice voting.

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For Immediate Release

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoes another RCV bill

by Staff

For Immediate Release

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey signs RCV ban into law

by Staff

For Immediate Release

Wyoming Makes Twelve: State protects voters with ban on ranked-choice voting

by Staff

From the States

Utah's failed ranked-choice voting experiment

by Harry Roth

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