March 18, 2025
Seventeen states ban ranked choice voting as GOP blocks electoral reform
Six states ban ranked choice voting in 2025 as Republicans block electoral alternatives
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17 states now ban ranked choice voting
6 states passed bans in 2025, matching 2024 for most in any year
5 of 6 states banning RCV in 2025 had Republican trifectas
Kansas Governor 
Laura Kelly (D) became first Democratic governor to sign an RCV ban
Wyoming March 18, West Virginia March 19, North Dakota April 15, Arkansas April 17, Iowa June 2
H.R. 3040 would ban RCV in all federal elections nationwide
Alaska and Maine currently use RCV for federal elections
✊Civil Rights🗳️Elections
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Ranked choice voting has been successfully used in multiple American jurisdictions.
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How many states have banned ranked choice voting by April 2025?
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Republican candidates often win elections with plurality rather than majority support.
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Ranked choice voting requires candidates to win majority support to be elected.
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What justification do Republicans typically give for banning ranked choice voting?
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Mark Gordon
Wyoming Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Arkansas Governor
Laura Kelly
Kansas Governor
Kim Reynolds
Iowa Governor
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Advocacy organization pushing for bans nationwide