March 18, 2025
Seventeen states ban ranked choice voting as GOP blocks electoral reform
Six states ban ranked choice voting in 2025 as Republicans block electoral alternatives
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17 states now ban ranked choice voting
6 states passed bans in 2025, matching 2024 for most in any year
5 of 6 states banning RCV in 2025 had Republican trifectas
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (D) became first Democratic governor to sign an RCV ban
Wyoming March 18, West Virginia March 19, North Dakota April 15, Arkansas April 17, Iowa June 2
H.R. 3040 would ban RCV in all federal elections nationwide
Alaska and Maine currently use RCV for federal elections
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Name one state that has successfully used ranked choice voting in recent elections.
Q2
How many states have banned ranked choice voting by April 2025?
Q3
Ranked choice voting has been successfully used in multiple American jurisdictions.
Q4
Name one city that successfully uses ranked choice voting.
Q5
What term describes voting systems where voters rank candidates in order of preference?
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Gov. Mark Gordon (R-WY)
Signed Wyoming's RCV ban March 18
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR)
Signed Arkansas's RCV ban April 17
Gov. Laura Kelly (D-KS)
First Democratic governor to sign RCV ban
Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA)
Signed Iowa's RCV ban June 2
Stop RCV
Advocacy organization pushing for bans nationwide