Ranked Choice Voting

05/06/2025 51 min
Ranked Choice Voting

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Advocates of “ranked choice voting” say it makes our elections better by allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference. Others say it’s too confusing. Sally Hudson and Executive Director of Ranked Choice Virginia explains this new way of voting that’s been slowly spreading across the country. here: Coming to a Voting Booth Near You: Ranked Choice Elections (Karsh Institute).

Later in the show: At the same time that the 19th amendment passed, lynchings increased in the South. Khadijah Miller highlights how Black women strategically organized and fought back against disenfranchisement.