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Commentary: Ranked choice voting makes sense for Oregon
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The Portland Tribune
He initiated the campaign making Benton County the first in Oregon to use ranked choice voting.
In future elections, Oregon might opt for ranked choice voting.
(Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle)Voters two years ago rejected a pitch to switch statewide and federal elections to ranked choice ballots, but they may find the system worth it in some racesIt’s hard to imagine a scenario where ranked choice voting — or, more to the point, the lack of ranked choice voting — won’t have an impact on this year’s race for governor.
Oregon’s use of ranked choice voting, for now, is limited to a handful of cities and counties.
Ranked choice voting is a simple and elegant solution to this problem.