Voter Choice Act Reintroduced in the Senate
November 15, 2023 – FairVote celebrated the reintroduction of the Voter Choice Act, sponsored by Sen. Michael Bennet (CO). The Voter Choice Act provides $40 million in federal matching grants, covering up to 50 percent of the cost for local and state governments that choose to adopt ranked choice voting (RCV).
“The Voter Choice Act is a sensible way to support the fastest-growing nonpartisan voting reform in the country,” said Deb Otis, Director of Research and Policy at FairVote, a nonpartisan organization that advocates for better elections. “Ranked choice voting makes our elections better by giving voters better choices and rewarding candidates who run issues-driven campaigns. While most cities actually save money by using RCV to replace runoffs or two-round contests, the Voter Choice Act will give more Americans the opportunity to try RCV – by helping to offset any voter education and implementation costs with approaches that further boost election security and voter confidence.”
Ranked choice voting is the fastest-growing nonpartisan voting reform in the nation, and has now grown to over 50 states, counties, and cities home to approximately 16 million Americans across the nation. On Election Day 2023, RCV won in all five cities where it was on the ballot – it has now won 27 city ballot measures in a row.
The Voter Choice Act is co-sponsored by Sen. Angus King (ME). Notably, RCV is used statewide in King’s home state of Maine, and in several cities in Bennet’s home state of Colorado.
Voters can ask their Senators to support the Voter Choice Act using this link.
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