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Ranked choice voting WINS Skokie!
Thanks to the hard work from our volunteers and partner organizations, Skokie is to adopt ranked choice voting for local elections. Skokie voters passed the referendum with 58% voting "yes".
- The Daily Northwestern Associated Student Government sets presidential election period for Feb. 12-14 Josh Singer, January 29, 2026
- Chicago Tribune Why ranked choice is the best cure for gerrymandering Thomas C. Bowen, August 13, 2025
- Chicago Tribune Minal Desai projected to win Skokie clerk race Richard Requena, April 03, 2025
- Independent Voter News Skokie Is the Latest Illinois City to Embrace Ranked Choice Voting Cara Brown McCormic, April 01, 2025
- FairVote Skokie, IL adopts ranked choice voting Candice Nolde, April 01, 2025
- The Daily Northwestern Advocates push to implement stalled ranked choice voting in Evanston Sophie Baker, March 03, 2025
- Evanston Round Table Advocacy group seeks to revive ranked choice voting Matt Farrauto, February 17, 2025
- Chicago Sun-Times Illinois lawmakers, use your power to rein in political corruption Andy Shaw, February 13, 2025
- Patch Amid Legal Uncertainly, Skokie Voters To Have Say In Ranked Choice Voting Referendum Jonah Meadows, January 23, 2025
- Chicago Tribune Ranked choice voting could boost election fairness, supporters say. But it faces a steep uphill climb in Cook County. A.D. Quig, Tess Kenny, and Richard Requena, January 23, 2025
- Independent Voter News Most Evanston Voters Said They Wanted Ranked Choice Voting, But Will They Get It? Shawn Griffiths, December 10, 2024
- Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest Ranked choice voting approved in Oak Park Luzane Draughon, November 05, 2024
- Peoria Journal Star Ranked choice voting referendum passes in Peoria Township Zach Roth, November 04, 2024
- Peoria Journal Star What is ranked-choice voting? Why it's on the ballot in Peoria Township for 2024 Zach Roth, October 30, 2024
- Chicago Tribune Oak Park voters to mull switch to ranked choice balloting Bob Skolnik, October 21, 2024
- Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest What is ranked choice voting and how could it work in Oak Park? Luzane Draughon, October 13, 2024
- 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 17, 2024
- WBEZ Chicago Fewer Americans feel their vote matters. Changing our primaries may help. David Schaper, July 10, 2024
- WCBU Peoria Township residents cast their opinion on a different style of voting this November Collin Schopp, May 06, 2024
- Chicago Tribune Proposed referendum would let Naperville residents decide if they want ranked choice voting Tess Kenny, April 24, 2024
- The Courier Ranked Choice Voting: A Fix For the Two-Party Voting Trap Mariyam Syed, March 03, 2024
- Crain's Chicago Business Illinois weighs political reform with ranked choice voting Judith Crown, December 17, 2023
- Crain's Chicago Business Commentary: Evanston adopts ranked choice voting. Illinois should, too. Daniel Biss, December 17, 2023
- The Pantagraph Ashley Houghton and Deb Otis: Ranked choice voting is the clear winner Ashley Houghton and Deb Otis, December 05, 2023
- WCPT820 Radio Rebecca Williams Discusses Ranked Choice Voting with Rep. Stephanie Kifowit on Driving it Home with Patti Vazquez Rebecca Williams, November 20, 2023
- Crain's Chicago Business Madeleine Doubek: The case for election reform is playing out on Capitol Hill right now Madeline Doubek, October 22, 2023
- WGLT League of Women Voters hopes to educate McLean County about Ranked Choice Voting Ryan Denham, October 11, 2023
- 13 WREX Illinois lawmakers weigh using ranked choice voting Dillon Valencia, May 24, 2023
- Daily Herald Guest columnist: Ranked choice voting will prevent wasted votes and secure our elections Laura Murphy, May 06, 2023
- WLS 890AM Ranked Choice Voting: The Evolution of Democracy? John Howell and Kam Buckner, May 02, 2023
- Daily Chronicle Eye On Illinois: Lawmakers see opening to introduce new voting method Scott T. Holland, April 17, 2023
- Chicago Tribune Ranked choice voting is the future. That's why we're bringing it to Illinois. Laura Murphy and Maurice West, April 13, 2023
- WCPT820 Radio Sarah Johnson Discusses Ranked Choice Voting on Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez Sarah Johnson, April 05, 2023
- WTTW Illinois Lawmakers Propose Ranked Choice Voting. Here’s How It Works Jennifer Cotto, April 05, 2023
- WLS 890AM Ranked-Choice Voting Could Change the Game in Chicago John Howell, April 04, 2023
- WTTW WTTW News Explains: How Would Ranked Choice Voting Work in Chicago? Paris Schutz, April 04, 2023
- The Depaulia It’s time to run-off the runoff, Ranked-choice voting for Chicago Jake Cox, March 04, 2023
- WGN Radio 720 The John Williams NewsClick: Do you want ranked choice voting in Illinois? Pete Zimmerman, February 26, 2023
- WGN Radio 720 Should Chicago adopt ranked choice voting? Rachel Hutchinson, February 26, 2023
- WBEZ Chicago Ranked choice voting is building momentum in Chicago Sasha-Ann Simon, February 12, 2023
- Block Club Chicago Ranked Choice Voting In Chicago? System Would Save City Money And Be More Democratic, Alderman Says Quinn Myers, February 05, 2023
- WGN Radio 720 Ranked Choice Voting in Chicago, what is it? Gary Schotz, February 05, 2023
- IVN Network The Election Wave No One Is Talking About National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers, November 16, 2022
- Shaw Local Eye On Illinois: As goes Evanston, so goes the state? Scott T. Holland, November 09, 2022
- The Daily Northwestern Evanston voters show up to the polls for reproductive rights, ranked-choice voting Shannon Tyler, November 08, 2022
- IVN Network Ranked Choice Voting Emerges in More States after Midterm Elections Shawn Griffiths, November 08, 2022
- Evanston Round Table Evanston endorses ranked choice voting in a landslide Duncan Agnew, November 08, 2022
- The Daily Northwestern Evanston becomes first city in Illinois to adopt ranked-choice voting Saul Pink and Jacob Wendler, November 07, 2022
- Patch Referendum Could Make Evanston First IL Town With Ranked Choice Voting Jonah Meadows, November 06, 2022
- Chicago Tribune Evanston voters to decide on whether city should shift to ranked choice voting, which supporters say could reduce political polarization Sarah Macaraeg, November 04, 2022
- WGN News Evanston residents will vote on a referendum for ranked choice voting Alisa Kaplan, October 25, 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 24, 2022
- Evanston Round Table Ranked-choice voting in Evanston: More power to voters – or more confusion, delays? Gina Castro, October 11, 2022
- WGN Radio 720 Gary Schotz speaks to Bob Sirott about Ranked Choice Voting Gary Schotz, August 31, 2022
- Crain's Chicago Business Ranked-choice voting, other reforms on tap in communities around Chicago Madeleine Doubek, August 22, 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, June 30, 2022
- WGN 10 What is ranked-choice voting and should it be used in Illinois? Jeanne Massey, June 16, 2022
- Evanston Now Mayor backs ranked-choice voting Bill Smith, May 19, 2022
- Evanston Round Table Advocates promote ranked-choice voting proposal Matt Simonette, May 06, 2022
- The Steve Suess Show - Cities 92.9 Interview with FairVote Illinois Executive Director Andrew Szilva Andrew Szilva, April 23, 2021
- WCIA News Illinois Senators Promote Ranked Choice Voting System , April 21, 2021
- My State Line News WTVO Ranked choice voting gaining traction in Illinois , April 20, 2021
- WGLT McLean County League To Study Ranked Choice Voting Colleen Reynolds, April 14, 2021
- Coffee Break with Neighbor Patti Interview with FairVote Illinois Executive Director Andrew Szilva Andrew Szilva, April 13, 2021
- Chicago Tribune Op-ed: Speaker Welch, help restore our faith in government Andy Shaw, February 25, 2021