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Ranked-Choice Voting for Presidential Primaries
In the 2020 Presidential Primary, 25% of Washington voters mailed in their ballot for a candidate who dropped out before primary election votes were counted. These voters were left without a say.
The RCV for Presidential Primaries Bill (HB 1592) would let Washington voters rank their choices in presidential primaries. If their top choice drops out, or if their favorite candidate doesn’t have enough support to win delegates, their vote will count for their next choice.
Your representatives need to hear why you want ranked-choice voting. Visit the link to our bill and click “Comment on this bill” to write a note to your legislators about why you support this bill!
Nevada, Hawaii, Wyoming, Kansas and Alaska used ranked-choice voting for their 2020 presidential primaries, and Washington can join them in 2024.
The Ranked-Choice Voting Local Options Bill was introduced in previous legislative sessions, but hasn’t passed yet. It would allow all cities and towns in Washington to adopt RCV for their local elections. The cities of Snohomish, Spokane, Seattle, Gold Bar, Bellingham, Burien, Olympia, Ferndale and Vancouver, as well as Snohomish County, have passed resolutions in support of this bill!
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