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Even when ranked-choice voting works well, it still doesn’t work.  In November, Nevadans will be asked to vote on Ballot Question 3, which will enshrine ranked-choice voting (RCV) into the Nevada constitution. I’ve authored many articles about the terrible, long-lasting consequences of a yes vote, which would take a minimum of four years to undo…

In November, Nevadans will be asked to vote on Ballot Question 3, which will enshrine ranked-choice voting (RCV) into the Nevada constitution. I’ve written many articles about the terrible, long-lasting consequences of a yes vote, which would take a minimum of four years to undo if we change our minds, as almost every jurisdiction in…

Nevadans have a pivotal choice this November regarding the future of elections and Nevada’s prosperity and integrity. Question 3 on the ballot this year establishes a Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) Initiative that showcases itself as an improvement to Nevada’s democratic process. However, several states have adopted RCV in the past and have undergone adverse effects….

Talk in Silver State circles about enshrining Nevada’s presidential primary as first in the nation is out of place. Addressing the state’s inability to count votes quickly should be a priority before we focus the nation’s attention on our election process. Some races in Nevada’s just-concluded midterm elections took several days to determine a winner, and…

Ranked-choice voting, on Nevada’s ballot in 2024, would change how we vote for statewide offices, the state legislature, and the U.S. House and Senate. Ranked-choice voting, or RCV, would both implement an open primary and ask residents to rank the top five candidates in order of preference when casting a ballot. This, instead of simply…

The misnamed Better Voting Nevada Initiative has a number of flaws, including advancing a concept that would fiddle with how Nevadans vote. A key part of the initiative requires ranked-choice voting, which would ask residents voting in the general election to rank the top five candidates in order of preference when casting a ballot, rather than simply…

Three months after ranked-choice voting appeared on the Nevada ballot, support for the concept is low. Just 33 percent of more than 350 Nevadans polled were familiar with ranked-choice voting, or RCV. Of those polled between Jan. 19-26, just 34 percent supported the concept of ranked-choice voting. By comparison, the Top Five Ranked Choice Voting…

Nevadans will have three statewide ballot questions before them this November, and none have driven more discussion and intrigue among political junkies and insiders than the question of ranked-choice voting, or RCV. While its chances of success are uncertain, it does touch on a universal feeling that something is wrong with our electoral system, and structural reforms…

Proponents of ranked-choice voting claim the system guarantees a majority winner, increased participation, decreased negative campaigning and an end to “strategic voting.” Those who live in states which have already adopted ranked-choice voting, on the ballot in Nevada this fall, say that hasn’t happened. “I don’t like ranked-choice voting because it disenfranchises voters, makes it…