Contrary to popular belief, ranked choice is easy to understand. In fact, it's so easy to understand that a caveman can do it ...

Proponents say the practice reduces partisanship, while critics say it is confusing and expensive. By Nick Corasaniti Maine is one of just two states in the country to use ranked-choice voting for ...

The 2026 primary election in Washington, D.C., is the first time the District will use ranked choice voting to decide the outcome. The transition from traditional "first-past-the-post" voting to ...

Follow WTOP’s team coverage of the D.C. primary and Election 2026 online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the WTOP News app. D.C.’s June primary election may be the District’s most consequential in decades.

Just as secretary of state officials seemed confident that the end was near, a host of unexpected delays kept pushing back ...

Tuesday is Primary Day in the District. Voters are choosing candidates for mayor, delegate to Congress, attorney general and ...

Officials expect the Democratic and Republican governor’s races and the four-way Democratic 2nd Congressional District primary to head to ranked-choice counts.

WASHINGTON, DC (7News) — Election season is officially underway in the nation's capital, but local voters will notice a major shift in how they cast their ballots this year. For the June 16, 2026 ...

Mainers decided to begin using ranked-choice voting in elections for the state Legislature, governor and federal offices all the way back in November of 2016 — the first state in the nation to do so.

Nine candidates for governor debate at an Augusta event hosted by the Maine Primary Care Association on March 18. Credit: Benjamin Kail / BDN Our political journalists are based in the Maine State ...

For the first time ever, Maine has seen three statewide or congressional primary races move on to ranked-choice voting ...