Tide against Ranked-Choice Voting continues with ban in Arkansas
by Staff
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed House Bill 1706 on Friday, making Arkansas the 16th state to ban ranked-choice voting in the last four years. In last year’s legislative sessions, five states passed bans, and now five more states have banned RCV this year, with more likely to follow.
Jason Snead and Trent England are co-chairmen of the national Stop Ranked-Choice Voting Coalition. They thanked Arkansas legislators and Gov. Sanders for joining the Stop Ranked-Choice Voting movement.
“Thank you, Gov. Sanders and the Arkansas Legislature, for protecting voters by joining the long list of states that have banned ranked-choice voting. This year hasn’t been kind to RCV, and with more bills advancing in state legislatures, we expect our progress to continue.” - Jason Snead, co-chairman of the Stop RCV Coalition and executive director of the Honest Elections Project
“RCV makes voting harder. It’s a worse system for voters, poll workers, and election officials alike. By enacting House Bill 1706, Arkansas leaders have saved their residents from the convoluted mess that is ranked-choice voting." - Trent England, co-chairman of the Stop RCV Coalition and executive director of Save Our States
No bills to implement ranked-choice voting have passed state legislative chambers this year, as many states are taking action to prohibit it. At the same time, some local governments that have tried it are now rejecting it, and repeal movements are active in major cities like Oakland and San Francisco.