Ranked-choice voting will be among the key issues in the upcoming legislative session that begins in January. For more information see here
News release from governor’s working group.
Governor Lamont’s Working Group on Ranked Choice Voting approved recommendations to advance Ranked Choice Voting in Connecticut. These recommendations will be shared with the Governor and Government Administration and Elections Committee members for consideration in the 2025 legislative session.
The group has held public meetings since June featuring national experts on elections, the voting process, and Ranked Choice Voting (RCV); and also convened a public hearing on the issue in November.
Brendan Finley, Campaign Director of CT Voters First, stated, “We applaud Governor Lamont and the bi-partisan Co-Chairs of this working group, Senator Tony Hwang and Senator Catherine Osten, for their progress on this important issue. Ranked Choice Voting will create more choice, giving voters a stronger voice in the outcome of elections and greater confidence that their vote will make a difference. In light of our recent adoption of increased early voting, we agree with the Working Group that a first step forward should allow for Ranked Choice Voting in Presidential preference primaries and single-winner municipal races.”
A diverse group including State Representative Josh Elliott (D-Hamden), First Selectwoman Danielle Chesebrough (I-Stonington), Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, the CT League of Conservation Voters, The Connecticut Independent Party, Veterans groups, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), Unite America, FairVote, RepresentUs, student leaders from UConn and Yale University and members of the public have testified in support of RCV.
Full testimony and an overview of the work of the Governor’s Working Group can be found on the state’s website using this link. A link to CTN’s coverage of today’s Working Group Meeting can be found here.
Connecticut has recently advanced some significant voting reforms to protect voters, modernize the process, and increase participation; RCV is the next logical step. Where RCV has been adopted, it has increased the number of viable candidates, increased voter participation, reduced extremism, improved the character of campaigns, and ensured that the winning candidate had the support of a majority.
About CT Voters First:
Connecticut Voters First is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on passing Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) legislation in Connecticut.
Full link to CTN coverage of today’s meeting. https://ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?odID=23948
Full link to the Governor’s Working Group website: https://portal.ct.gov/governor/governors-working-groups/ranked-choice-voting?language=en_US
Connecticut the land of steady habits?
We need to see how the no-excuse voting works before we venture into a more complex system of election. If it works well, maybe we could execute/sustain a multi-ballot election in an effective manner toward a truly “democratic” outcome. We should table “ranked choice” for this legislative session and revisit it once we “successfully” execute a “no-excuse” election. This was essentially the thinking by our SOS on the matter when interviewed a couple of days ago. Not my idea, but I whole-heartedly agree with it…
In other news that OIB seems to be avoiding — https://ctexaminer.com/2024/12/06/heat-and-hot-water-are-back-on-at-success-village-as-state-and-federal-investigators-dig-in/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHBmdRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRHk8vMmC7lnEC-nwTbOBaxogKIWB0HgcPv-jAxYUBK8JnKZUpDh0fOi9Q_aem__8EY3ieD5IvJK8DcPNcqVw