1. Ranked Choice Voting Webinar Series

    The Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center launched its RCV webinar series on May 31. On this page, you can find links to videos and resources for each of our past webinars. We’d love to hear from you if you have questions or comments about any of our webinars, or suggestions for future webinars.

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  2. Universal Ranked Choice Tabulator

    The RCVRC and Bright Spots are pleased to offer the Universal RCV Tabulator: free, open source software for tabulating ranked choice voting elections. This tabulator can take in data from any voting machine capable of exporting a cast vote record and can tabulate a single-winner or multi-winner ranked choice voting election according to the rules […]

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  3. Implementation of Ranked Choice Voting When Multiple Voting Systems are Used

    Though there are recommended federal voting system standards, each state voting system configuration is unique and administration laws vary. Some states have multiple voting systems manufactured by different vendors. Some use one vendor, but have different models of voting equipment. Having varying configurations creates several scenarios for implementation. This document outlines the different implementation scenarios […]

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  4. Ranked Choice Voting Model Implementation Plan

    This model implementation plan provides a broad map of the start-to-finish process of ranked choice voting – from the introduction of legislation to approve this voting method to the certification of election results. Designed as a living document, this plan will develop as the use of RCV grows, technology expands, and more resources and information […]

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  5. Ranked Choice Voting

    Nearly every state uses a similar system for casting and counting votes—voters select one candidate per race on a ballot and the candidate that receives the most votes wins. This is known as plurality voting or winner-take-all. Plurality voting isn’t the only option, though. In November 2016, the state of Maine became the first in […]

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  6. Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center

    The Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center is a non-advocacy, education focused group which provides a compilation of best practices and firsthand experiences from jurisdictions that have used ranked choice voting. The comprehensive website and other tools serve as resources for election administrators, policy makers, voters, candidates, and others to allow jurisdictions to implement ranked choice […]

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