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RCV is on the ballot in Oak Park!
Thanks to the hard work from our volunteers and partner organizations, ranked choice voting is on the November 2024 ballot. Oak Park will be the second municipality in Illinois to vote on RCV for local elections. If passed, it will be the second in Cook County to adopt ranked choice voting.
- Chicago Tribune Ranked choice voting referendum may be on the ballot for Oak Park voters. Advocates turn in horde of signatures and hope so. Bob Skolnik, September 18, 2024
- WBEZ Chicago Fewer Americans feel their vote matters. Changing our primaries may help. David Schaper, July 11, 2024
- WCBU Peoria Township residents cast their opinion on a different style of voting this November Collin Schopp, May 7, 2024
- Chicago Tribune Proposed referendum would let Naperville residents decide if they want ranked choice voting Tess Kenny, April 25, 2024
- The Courier Ranked Choice Voting: A Fix For the Two-Party Voting Trap Mariyam Syed, March 4, 2024
- Crain's Chicago Business Commentary: Evanston adopts ranked choice voting. Illinois should, too. Daniel Biss, December 18, 2023
- Crain's Chicago Business Illinois weighs political reform with ranked choice voting Judith Crown, December 18, 2023
- The Pantagraph Ashley Houghton and Deb Otis: Ranked choice voting is the clear winner Ashley Houghton and Deb Otis, December 6, 2023
- WCPT820 Radio Rebecca Williams Discusses Ranked Choice Voting with Rep. Stephanie Kifowit on Driving it Home with Patti Vazquez November 21, 2023
- Crain's Chicago Business Madeleine Doubek: The case for election reform is playing out on Capitol Hill right now Madeline Doubek, October 23, 2023
- WGLT League of Women Voters hopes to educate McLean County about Ranked Choice Voting Ryan Denham, October 12, 2023
- 13 WREX Illinois lawmakers weigh using ranked choice voting Dillon Valencia, May 25, 2023
- Daily Herald Guest columnist: Ranked choice voting will prevent wasted votes and secure our elections Laura Murphy, May 7, 2023
- WLS 890AM Ranked Choice Voting: The Evolution of Democracy? John Howell and Kam Buckner, May 3, 2023
- Daily Chronicle Eye On Illinois: Lawmakers see opening to introduce new voting method Scott T. Holland, April 18, 2023
- Chicago Tribune Ranked choice voting is the future. That's why we're bringing it to Illinois. Laura Murphy and Maurice West, April 14, 2023
- WCPT820 Radio Sarah Johnson Discusses Ranked Choice Voting on Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez April 6, 2023
- WTTW Illinois Lawmakers Propose Ranked Choice Voting. Here’s How It Works Jennifer Cottov April 6, 2023
- WLS 890AM Ranked-Choice Voting Could Change the Game in Chicago John Howell, April 5, 2023
- WTTW WTTW News Explains: How Would Ranked Choice Voting Work in Chicago? Paris Schutz, April 5, 2023
- The Depaulia It’s time to run-off the runoff, Ranked-choice voting for Chicago Jake Cox, March 5, 2023
- WGN Radio 720 The John Williams NewsClick: Do you want ranked choice voting in Illinois? Pete Zimmerman, February 27, 2023
- WGN Radio 720 Should Chicago adopt ranked choice voting? John Williams, February 27, 2023
- WBEZ Chicago Ranked choice voting is building momentum in Chicago Sasha-Ann Simons February 13, 2023
- WGN Radio 720 Ranked Choice Voting in Chicago, what is it? John Landecker, February 6, 2023
- Block Club Chicago Ranked Choice Voting In Chicago? System Would Save City Money And Be More Democratic, Alderman Says Quinn Myers, February 6, 2023
- IVN Network The Election Wave No One Is Talking About National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers, November 17, 2022
- Shaw Local Eye On Illinois: As goes Evanston, so goes the state? Scott T. Holland, November 10, 2022
- The Daily Northwestern Evanston voters show up to the polls for reproductive rights, ranked-choice voting Shannon Tyler, November 9, 2022
- IVN Network Ranked Choice Voting Emerges in More States after Midterm Elections Shawn Griffiths, November 9, 2022
- The Daily Northwestern Evanston becomes first city in Illinois to adopt ranked-choice voting Saul Pink and Jacob Wendler, November 8, 2022
- Evanston Round Table Evanston endorses ranked choice voting in a landslide Duncan Agnew, November 8th, 2022
- Patch Referendum Could Make Evanston First IL Town With Ranked Choice Voting Jonah Meadows, November 7, 2022
- Chicago Tribune Evanston to decide on ranked voting Sarah Macaraeg, November 5, 2022
- The Daily Northwestern Bade: Evanston should vote yes on ranked-choice voting Ben Bade, November 2, 2022
- WGN News Evanston residents will vote on a referendum for ranked choice voting October 26, 2022
- The Daily Northwestern The Daily Explains: Ranked-choice voting is up for debate this November. Here’s how it could impact Evanston Jorja Siemons, October 25, 2022
- Evanston Round Table Ranked-choice voting in Evanston: More power to voters – or more confusion, delays? Gina Castro, October 12, 2022
- WGN Radio 720 Gary Schotz speaks to Bob Sirott about Ranked Choice Voting Gary Schotz, September 1, 2022
- Crain's Chicago Business Ranked-choice voting, other reforms on tap in communities around Chicago Madeleine Doubek, August 23, 2022
- Chicago Tribune Berwyn voters endorse concept of ranked choice voting, an electoral method some call the future of democracy. Evanston might soon do it for real. John Keilman, July 1, 2022
- WGN 10 What is ranked-choice voting and should it be used in Illinois? Pete Zimmerman, June 17, 2022
- Evanston Round Table Advocates promote ranked-choice voting proposal Matt Simonette, May 26th, 2022
- Evanston Now Mayor backs ranked-choice voting Bill Smith, May 20, 2022
- The Steve Suess Show - Cities 92.9 Interview with FairVote Illinois Executive Director Andrew Szilva April 24, 2021
- WCIA News Illinois Senators Promote Ranked Choice Voting System April 22, 2021
- My State Line News WTVO Ranked choice voting gaining traction in Illinois April 21, 2021
- WGLT McLean County League To Study Ranked Choice Voting Colleen Reynolds, April 15, 2021
- Coffee Break with Neighbor Patti Interview with FairVote Illinois Executive Director Andrew Szilva April 14, 2021
- Chicago Tribune Op-ed: Speaker Welch, help restore our faith in government Andy Shaw, February 26, 2021