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RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) – Next month, ranked choice voting will be used for the first time in a Virginia election.
”You wouldn’t have somebody who wins a race with 22% of the vote...
The General Assembly approved the method in 2020 for the election of county supervisors and city council members. Arlington County is the first locality to use it, for a primary June 20
Matt Weinstein is a member of the State Board of Elections from Arlington County. “The reason for doing RCV, and why we wanted to do it for the county board, the theory is whoever wins get the majority of support at the end of the day from the voters through the different rounds,” Weinstein said. “So you wouldn’t have somebody who wins a race with 22% of the vote or something like that.”
