We’re excited to share a new report on how ranked choice voting helps military
and overseas voters, plus other updates from the RCV movement. Donate Today!


Dear John,

As this fall’s elections approach, FairVote is working with local and national
partners to build support forranked choice voting(RCV) andproportional
representationacross the country. We’re excited to share a new report on how
ranked choice voting empowers military and overseas voters to make their voices
heard, plus other updates including:

* How FairVote is making the national case for proportional representation to
end the gerrymandering wars

* Record momentum for RCV in Maryland cities

* A new endorsement of RCV from the American Bar Association’s Task Force for
American Democracy

* A deep-dive webinar on New York's RCV primary, showing deep levels of voter
engagement and use of the RCV ballot

Anew report, co-authored by FairVote, Veterans for All Voters, and We The
Veterans, examines how ranked choice voting empowers military and overseas
voters in six Southern states– AL, AR, GA, LA, MS, and SC – to participate in
runoff elections.

It’s hard enough for military and overseas voters to receive and return one
ballot – imagine trying to do it twice in a short period. Ranked choice voting
solves this problem. Voters receive a single mailing before Election Day, and
can rank their choices. If a runoff election occurs, the voter’s ballot counts
for whichever runoff candidate is ranked highest – ensuring their voice is
heard.

As Texas, California, Missouri, and other red and blue states spar over who can
gerrymander the most, FairVote Senior Fellow and national gerrymandering expert
David Daley has been everywhere, connecting the dots and explaining why this
national problem needs a national solution: theFair Representation Act.

Daley has made the case across some of our most-read and most-watched national
news outlets, as well as with local journalists in Texas, California, and states
across the country. Check out some of his recent appearances onNPR, CNN, MSNBC,
and the nationalHere and Nowpublic radio show.

This summer has seen incredible momentum for ranked choice voting in the Old
Line State. Cities in three counties are taking steps toward reform.

On September 8, the Greenbelt, MD City Councilfinalizeda ballot measure that
will put ranked choice voting before voters this November. City councils in
Rockville and the capital city of Annapolis have held recent hearings, and could
be next to join Greenbelt.

Our friends atRanked Choice Voting Marylandare leading these tremendous advocacy
efforts. Visit theirwebsiteto learn more and get involved.

The American Bar Association’s bipartisan Task Force for American Democracy
endorsed ranked choice voting in itslatest report. The Association highlighted
how RCV ensures elected officials have majority support, giving them “true
democratic mandates.” The ABA also pointed to RCV’s ability to minimize
political polarization and enhance elected leader accountability to voters,
while noting that “voters in cities that use ranked choice voting overwhelmingly
support it.”

You can also check out an excellentreportthe task force published earlier this
year – which found that RCV can increase voter turnout and decrease negative
campaigning, among other benefits.

In case you missed it: FairVote hosted a deep-dive webinar last month on the
2025 New York City ranked choice voting primaries. The full recording is
availablehere,and FairVote’s analysis of the city’s cast vote record is here.

The evidence is clear, as reported by the New York Times and other national
publications: New York City voters made full use of their RCV ballots and had
more say in who was elected. Nearly 8 in 10 want to keep or expand RCV.

If you followed the highest-profile RCV election of the year but are looking for
even more info on how RCV impacted the campaigns, give it a watch!

Finally, here are recent top stories from FairVote, which are great quick reads
when you have a chance:

* Improving redistricting with proportional representation
* Bipartisan American Bar Association task force endorses ranked choice voting
* Improving representation for Hispanic and Latino Americans
* Michigan ranked choice voting campaign makes waves in the news

Onwards with thanks,
Meredith Sumpter
FairVote President and CEO

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