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Coloradans and Nevadans will decide this fall on switching to a form of voting that will chiefly benefit gazillionaire candidates.

According to a new poll from Patinkin Research Strategies, 85% of Alaskans said ranking is simple and 95% said they received instructions on how to complete their ranked choice ballot – indicative of the Alaska Division of Elections great voter education efforts.

The Republican governors of Florida and Tennessee have both recently signed bills outlawing the system.

Rather than scolding voters for wanting more options, we should put in place a more representative system.

The biggest city in the US is joining a voting reform movement.

Voting systems matter. Ours needs reform. When races attract many candidates ranked choice voting can provide a truer expression of voters' preferences than the current system. And it's actually being adopted.

We can get rid of the “spoiler” effect and make our elections more democratic. In fact, it’s already happening in states across the country.