Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Tuesday, voters will be able to rank their choice for candidates. Here's exactly how that system works, and how the votes are ...

Contrary to popular belief, ranked choice is easy to understand. In fact, it's so easy to understand that a caveman can do it. Also, it's so easy to understand that Mr. Beat can explain it in under a ...

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.

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 ...

Ahead of DC’s primary election on June 16, candidates and grassroots organizations are rushing to educate voters on DC’s new ranked choice voting system. The essence of ranked choice voting is in the ...

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 ...

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

The petition calls for a referendum on ranked choice voting in City of Albany elections. It now heads to the Albany Common Council.

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 ...

A new SurveyUSA poll finds overwhelming majorities of DC voters say ranked choice voting was easy, support using it, and want independents included in taxpayer-funded primaries.

WASHINGTON — Leading up to Tuesday's primary elections, D.C. voters have been bombarded not only by political campaigns, but also by reminders that this time around, they will be making decisions ...