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Commentary: Ranked choice voting makes sense for Oregon
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East Oregonian
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.