Utah cities move forward with new voting method

December 18, 2018

At least three Utah cities are cautiously moving forward with a new voting method for the 2019 municipal elections that they hope will boost turnout and save money. Any municipality in the state can take part in the pilot project for “ranked-choice voting” that was approved by the Legislature earlier this year — but it hasn’t been easy to recruit cities to take the leap. Taylor Stevens, The Salt Lake Tribune.

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