Dear John,



Fair and secure access to the ballot remains a subject of fierce debate in the United States, and we stand with those seeking to uphold the right to vote. In that spirit, we are advancing changes that we think can bring together Americans in advancing that precious right: normalizing use of ranked choice voting instead of limited, single-choice voting; replacing winner-take-all elections to give all of us a fair chance to earn a seat at the table; and winning the Fair Representation Act in Congress.



This month’s elections were historic for ranked choice voting and help show why it has become our nation’s fastest-growing, most bipartisan voting reform. Visit FairVote.org <[link removed]> and our social media channels for more, but here a few highlights:



- A record 32 cities successfully used RCV on Election Day, across seven states: Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Utah. This list includes the largest cities in Maine, Minnesota, and Utah.



- 22 cities held their first RCV elections, including 19 cities in Utah as part of a statewide pilot program. h A voter survey of nearly 1,500 Utah voters <[link removed]> using RCV for the first time found that more than two in three RCV voters wanted to keep using RCV.



- All three city ballot measures to adopt RCV elections passed, with wins in Colorado (Broomfield), Maine (Westbrook), and Michigan (Ann Arbor). Since 2019 voters have approved 13 straight city ballot measures <[link removed]> to adopt RCV, with an average winning margin of nearly 65% to 35%, along with its big statewide win in Alaska in 2020.



- The two most high-profile winners of the night were nominated by ranked choice voting. New York City elected Eric Adams as mayor after he won a crowded primary with RCV that drew the second most voters in city history and Virginia elected Glenn Yougkin as governor after he won a seven-way party primary with RCV.



Why does ranked choice voting matter? RCV doesn’t tilt the playing field toward any one kind of candidate. Instead, giving voters the option to rank candidates protects everyone’s right to vote by ensuring we have our second choice count if our first choice cannot win. That additional power rewards candidates for engaging with more voters – just as we want our representatives to do. 



Ranked choice voting is about better elections for all and complements a range of needed improvements to our elections. It also helps level the playing field. As we saw in New York City this year, women more than doubled their number on the city council to a record 31 seats out of 51. We also saw trailblazing advances for racial diversity in RCV contests in New York City and Virginia.



Looking ahead, stay tuned for:



- The return of our webinar series, <[link removed]> with one soon to be announced that will wrap up the year, along with a donors-only briefing and a great program we’ll announce for the new year.





- The opportunity to support our reform efforts on Giving Tuesday and beyond. We’re excited about what we will achieve with our growing staff and array of partner organizations. Our year-end message to donors <[link removed]> comes with an inspiring review of how 2021 was truly a record-breaking year <[link removed]> for our reform vision. We also are thrilled to have advanced to the second round of a process to secure a $10 million grant in the Stronger Democracy competition. <[link removed]>



Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels!



Sincerely yours,



Rob Richie

President and CEO

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