So it either bans or revokes existing ranked choice balloting? It’s unclear from the article if they already have it, and this removes it, or if it’s an attempt to ban it before it even gets started.
The only current think close to ranked choice voting in the state that I’m aware of is in St. Louis City where a few positions are elected based on a double run off where the top two candidates of the first election have a subsequent run off.
I read an article a little bit back where the politician championing it was quoted saying “it’s too confusing” and that is the primary reason it needs to be banned in the state constitution. So that’s the kind of people trying to push this through.
What I believe they really want is to clamp down on any chance of local municipalities trying to use an alternative voting system to first past the post. Those in power would be threatened by people having more choice.
If they already had ranked choice, I doubt this would be on the ballot.
Link was paywalled for me and I could not make sense of the posted excerpt.
Tldr the measure bundles citizenship language (change from “all” citizens to “only” citizens can vote) and a RCV ban - among other things - into one constitutional amendment.
