Eight states and the District of Columbia will have ballot initiatives related to ranked choice voting. RCV is a method of voting where voters can vote for multiple candidates in order of preference. While activists praise the method as being more fair and allowing voters’ voices to be better heard, opponents making up the Stop RCV Coalition, such as Honest Elections Project Executive Director Jason Snead, argue that the process serves only to confuse voters.
“Ranked choice voting is a convoluted scheme that confuses voters,” he said. “Across the country, millions of citizens will be faced with the option of banning or enshrining RCV in their state. Ballot issues are often overlooked, and in particular, the activists behind RCV measures usually don’t want to admit
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