| Victoria Le | Orange County Register |
Irvine councilmembers are getting closer to asking voters whether the city should implement ranked-choice voting for local single-winner elections.
The City Council has now asked staffers to put together a package of the necessary documents to submit to the Orange County Registrar of Voters in time for the measure to appear on the general election ballot. And if in November voters approve, Irvine could be on track to adopt ranked-choice voting for all city elections starting in 2028.
”This is going to serve the voters well
“I’m thrilled that we’re taking this to the next step and we had the support of a large majority of the council. I think that this is going to serve the voters well, that they’ll be given the chance to choose if they want to do it,” said Councilmember Kathleen Treseder, who’s been leading the push for the voting system change.