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• UCLA Uses RCV to Elect a More Representative Student Government

  • Posted: May 15, 2014
  • Author(s): , Ben Petit
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home

  In a highly competitive election that brought over 8 thousand voters to the polls, students at UCLA used ranked choice voting (RCV) to elect student government officials last week. With 30 candidates vying for 13 offices, these elections showed that ranked choice voting can help students to elect officers that represent a broad range of voices in a large and diverse community.

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• Montgomery County Task Force Makes Waves for Local Voting Rights

  • Posted: April 9, 2014
  • Author(s): , , , Ben Petit
  • Categories: Voting Rights, Voter Turnout

  With the release of its interim report on February 24th, the task force has set ambitious goals for the county’s elections, including adopting automatic voter registration, preventing partisan redistricting, improving civic outreach, bolstering voter turnout, and expanding civic education programs. The group has also announced plans to explore expanded suffrage for youths and people with felony convictions, ways to reduce wait times at the polls, and more inclusive ballot access laws.

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• Students Laud Ranked Choice Voting in Georgetown University Election

  • Posted: March 5, 2014
  • Author(s): Devin Mitchell, Ben Petit
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home

  Georgetown elected its GUSA president using ranked choice voting last week, a system the school has used since 2006.

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