- Costs of Runoff Elections
- Fair Vote: For a More Perfect Union
- Podcasts
- Printable Flyer
- RankedVote: Test Out RCV
- Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center
- State-based Coalition Partner Groups
- Write a Letter to the Editor
- News Articles
Costs of Runoff Elections
Do runoffs really cost taxpayers extra money? Yes, actually quite a bit.
Runoff elections waste taxpayer money. The fiscally conservative option would be to consolidate this extra step and save money. Here are two examples.
1. If Texas had used RCV for primary elections in 2022, taxpayers would have saved $7.4 million or 34% of the total cost of those primary elections.
Ranked Choice Voting could save Texas $7.4M
2. If Texas had used RCV for the special election in Texas's 6th Congressional District in 2021, taxpayers would have saved $272,000 or 62% of the total cost of the special election.
Fair Vote: For a More Perfect Union
FairVote is a nonpartisan champion of electoral reforms that give voters greater choice, a stronger voice, and a representative democracy that works for all Americans.
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Since 1992, FairVote has worked to win electoral reforms at the local, state, and national level through strategic research, communications and collaboration. Today they are the driving force behind advancing ranked choice voting and fair representation in multi-winner legislative districts that will open up our elections to better choices, fairer representation and more civil campaigns.
Podcasts
Printable Flyer
Want an easy way to share RCV with family and friends, or leave on bulletin boards in your community?
Print this flyer and pass it out
Download and share a brief description of what RCV is, its benefits, and how you can help bring RCV to Texas.
RankedVote: Test Out RCV
Want to try out and test Ranked Choice Voting for fun? Ask your friends to rank their favorite hamburger or any another topic you choose.
RankedVote is a tool anyone can use to conduct an election using RCV.
Try Out RCV: Rank your favorite things
You can vote in a ranked choice election now using a free app called RankedVote. You can create your own poll on the RankedVote website or you can participate their demo. You can view the results to date after casting your ballot, and see how the instant runoff process works to arrive at a majority winner.
You can also create your own polls with RankedVote and share with friends and family!
But seriously, go to RankedVote and tell us what you think are the most important benefits of Ranked Choice Voting.
Rank The Candidates!
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The list of Republican presidential hopefuls is growing. Express your preferences using RCV at RankedVote!
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Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center
The Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center provides a compilation of best practices and first-hand experiences from jurisdictions that have used this method of voting.
Their website provides a particularly good resource for election administrators, policy makers, and candidates but is also helpful for voters.
State-based Coalition Partner Groups
Ranked Choice Voting for Texas exists to advocate for the adoption of RCV by Texas. In the long term, we hope to be able to use it for local, state and federal elections. There are other RCV organizations in most states throughout the United States. Find your state by checking out the State-based coalition partner groups.
Can't find your location? Contact FairVote and let them know of your interest.
Write a Letter to the Editor
Writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper or other media is a great way to help spread the word about Ranked Choice Voting.
Here's how to write a letter to the editor
Use this guide by FairVote to help you write a Letter to the Editor to your local newspaper or community paper.
News Articles
Check out these news articles about the impact that RCV could have in Texas communities: