Contrary to popular belief, ranked choice is easy to understand. In fact, it's so easy to understand that a caveman can do it ...

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 ...

The District's first election with ranked choice voting (RCV) is in the books and several contests don't yet have a projected ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Officials expect the Democratic and Republican governor’s races and the four-way Democratic 2nd Congressional District primary to head to ranked-choice counts.

Mainers decided to begin using ranked-choice voting in elections for the state Legislature, governor and federal offices all the way back in November of 2016 — the first state in the nation to do so.