Multiple Utah cities set to use ranked-choice voting in next election
Across Utah, 10 cities will be using ranked choice voting in the general election in November.
In 2018, Utah passed a bill to establish a pilot program in which cities could use ranked choice voting.
Kelleen Potter, executive director of Utah Ranked Choice Voting, said the voting method "allows voters to express their will more fully." She pointed out ranked choice voting also encourages civility, especially among candidates who can work to appeal to more voters when they're looking to secure second- and third-choice support.
"So instead of this 'all or nothing' -- 'they're my friend, they're my enemy' -- you start looking at it differently, as a candidate and as a voter, where we're trying to come to a consensus and solve the problems we have in our jurisdictions, in our cities," Potter outlined.
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2023-09-22/civic-engagement-and-voting/multiple-utah-cities-set-to-use-ranked-choice-voting-in-next-election/a86426-1
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