Ranked-Choice Voting | Pros, Cons, Debate, Arguments, Election . . . Ranked-choice voting (RCV), a form of proportional voting (in contrast to a winner-take-all election), was invented in Europe in the 1850s and used in a smattering of places— Denmark, Ireland, Malta, and Australia —throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries
Ranked-Choice Voting: A Disaster in Disguise - The Foundation for . . . Ballots in ranked-choice voting elections are more complex than traditional "one-person, one vote" elections Exhausted ballots in ranked-choice voting races silence the voice of significant portions of the electorate Districts using ranked-choice voting have lower voter turnout rates
Pros and Cons of Instant Runoff (Ranked Choice) Voting - MyLO Discourages negative campaigning - Candidates who use negative campaigning may lose the second choice vote of those whose first choice was treated poorly Provides more choice for voters - Voters can vote for the candidate they truly feel is best, without concern about the spoiler effect
The future of the instant runoff election reform - Brookings In this paper, I examine ranked-choice voting (also known as instant runoffs) to see how it affects campaign discourse and election outcomes In 2022, when that reform was in effect in
Academic studies on ranked-choice voting (RCV) - Ballotpedia There are multiple forms of ranked-choice voting, including instant-runoff voting, the most commonly used form of RCV in the United States You can learn more about RCV, including information on where it is used, its history, and the arguments for and against it here
Ranked-Choice Voting: Overview and Model Legislation Ranked-choice voting is slow, confusing, and complex RCV violates the one person, one vote doctrine RCV has been banned in five states due to its confusing and controversial outcomes
Pros and Cons of Ranked-Choice Voting Ranked choice voting reveals the candidate with the most support across the entire electorate, not just the most passionate base Once there's more than two candidates in a typical "most votes wins" election, it's very easy for the "winner" to have a weak plurality of support
What We Know About Ranked Choice Voting, Updated for 2025 This paper examines whether ranked choice voting (RCV) enhance American democracy by better representing the people and increasing the focus on coalition-building in elections
Ranked Choice Voting - Pros Cons - National Voter Corps Among the alternatives we’ll look at here are the leader, Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), and Approval Voting, a simpler version of RCV Ranked Choice Voting is enjoying rapidly growing support, and many state and local governments¹ have already adopted RCV