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Dear John,

Today, the Voter Choice Act was reintroduced in the House of Representatives! The act will provide $40 million in federal matching grants to support cities, counties, and states that choose to adopt ranked choice voting (RCV). Please take a few minutes and use this simple form to ask your members of Congress to support the Voter Choice Act.

Why the Voter Choice Act matters

RCV is the nation’s fastest-growing election reform because it’s popular with voters and elected officials alike. It is now used in 50 cities, counties, and states, reaching approximately 16 million Americans. RCV has won 27 city ballot measures in a row, and the number of states using RCV could triple this year, with at least Nevada and Oregon (and possibly Idaho and Colorado) voting on whether to adopt it statewide!

RCV is easy to implement, and the Voter Choice Act would make it even easier. Voter Choice Act funds can go toward upgrading voting equipment and tabulation software (all modern voting machines are RCV-compatible), appropriate ballot design, development and publication of educational materials, and voter outreach.

That’s in addition to the cost savings that many cities and counties see when they use RCV to replace runoffs!

“Ranked choice voting makes our elections better by giving voters better choices and rewarding candidates who run issues-driven campaigns. While most cities actually save money by using RCV to replace runoffs or two-round contests, the Voter Choice Act will give more Americans the opportunity to try RCV – by helping to offset any voter education and implementation costs with approaches that further boost election security and voter confidence.” – Deb Otis, FairVote Action Director of Research and Policy

The Voter Choice Act was previously reintroduced in the Senate by Michael Bennet (CO) and co-sponsored by Angus King (ME); the House bill is sponsored by Dean Phillips (MN-3), and co-sponsored by Angie Craig (MN-2), Don Beyer (VA-8), and Jamie Raskin (MD-8). 

We look forward to advocating for its passage in Congress!

Thank you for your support,
Ryan Suto
Senior Policy Advisor

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