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Dear John,

Here at FairVote, we’re processingwhat last night’s results meanfor our shared
goal of better elections and better government for the American people. Here’s
the good news:

* Nearly 3 million votersacross the nation voted for better elections with
ranked choice voting on Election Day 2024, as of current returns.

* Ranked choice voting is poised to win majority support in all five cities
where it was on the ballot, most notably with an overwhelming win in
Washington, DC –73%-27%. As results stand now, ranked choice voting isn’t
just winning all eight of Washington, DC’s wards; it’s winning everysingle
precinct.

* Alaska and Maine also used ranked choice voting to elect the president and
other key officials, and 10 cities across the nation held smooth and
successful RCV elections. Portland, Oregon used RCV for the first time –
including the proportional form of RCV to elect an entirely new city council.
FairVote's David Daley wrote about reform in Portland – and how it’s already
improving representation in the city –for Salon.

But it was a mixed day for our movement. For state ballot measures, the status
quo won the day – with a ballot measure to implement RCV losing in Oregon, and
ballot measures to implement open primaries and RCV falling in Colorado, Idaho,
and Nevada. A ballot measure to keep RCV in Alaska is neck-and-neck and may take
several days to call, as absentee ballots continue to arrive for 15 days.

Changing the status quo is never easy, and change never arrives in a continuous
straight line. Not for our movement, and not for any other. Entrenched interests
– including several state parties and an increasingly well-organized national
opposition – pushed back hard on this year’s statewide ballot measures.

The status quo won in these states, but make no mistake: The future remains
bright for ranked choice voting. Our reform continues to grow. Ranked choice
voting was used in only 10 cities and zero states in 2016, and has now grown to
over 50 cities, counties, and states home to nearly 17 million people.

We also see clear signs that voters like ranked choice voting once they get to
use it – for example, the Oregon ballot measure is performing best in counties
in the state that already use ranked choice voting. And RCV is doing better on
the ballot in Alaska than it did in other states.

Ultimately, the data is on our side, and the reform will continue to grow
because it works – empowering voters, rewarding candidates who can deliver for
the majority of their constituents, and making our democracy work better for the
American people.

We’ll havemore to sharein the coming days on RCV ballot measures, results from
RCV elections, and the path forward for our movement.

Know that our work continues and our vision of better representation and better
governance endures. Americans need elections that help us come together to solve
our problems and realize opportunities. We are grateful to have you alongside us
as we return to the work of election reform that empowers Americans to build the
nation we want, together.

Sincerely,
Meredith Sumpter
FairVote President and CEO

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