Ranked choice voting

ARL Now - More outreach to Latino, older and younger voters is needed if Arlington [VA[ wants the community to more fully embrace ranked-choice voting, new survey data suggests.

The majority of respondents — 66% — said they either strongly or somewhat supported the voting format in a government-funded voter survey conducted immediately after the November general election. Only 26% were strongly or somewhat opposed, and the remainder were undecided.

The survey found degrees of “heartburn about change,” particularly in the Latino and older-voter communities, according to Sally Hudson, who heads Ranked Choice Virginia, one of two groups that last year received county funding to provide outreach and gather feedback on ranked-choice voting.