Missouri joins other red states in trying to stamp out ranked choice voting
Missouri joins other red states in trying to stamp out ranked choice voting
ST. LOUIS — Five states have banned ranked choice voting in the last two months, bringing the total number of Republican-leaning states now prohibiting the voting method to 10.
Missouri could soon join them.
If approved by voters, a GOP-backed measure set for the state ballot this fall would amend Missouri’s constitution to ban ranked choice voting.
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From a KBIA article:
In addition to the ban on ranked choice voting, the resolution states that the candidate who receives the most votes in a political party primary will be the only candidate on the ballot for November for that party.
Doesn't seem very unusual unless that's trying to say runoff elections are no longer a thing (most votes doesn't mean majority).
Imagine a primary election with 5 candidates, 2 from Party A, 2 from Party B, and 1 from Party C, and these are the results of the primary:
- Candidate 1 (A) 50 votes
- Candidate 2 (A) 49 votes
- Candidate 3 (B) 10 votes
- Candidate 4 (B) 9 votes
- Candidate 5 (C) 5 votes
Where I live, those results would mean that Candidate 1 and Candidate 2 move on to the general election, while the others are eliminated. To me, it sounds like you would instead see Candidate 1, Candidate 3, and maybe Candidate 5 move on to the general election.