In the last municipal election cycle, 23 Utah cities tried out ranked voice voting. The decision on whether or not to continue that trend into 2023's election cycle will need to be made soon.
The Salt Lake City Council is expected to vote next month on whether or not to try it again in the 2023 election cycle. In the last municipal election cycle, 23 different cities tried out ranked choice voting. The largest cities were Salt Lake City and Sandy.
Advocates for ranked choice voting have argued it leads to better campaigns. Candidates are forced to focus more on issues and can't go"scorched earth" as much in campaigns, because they can no longer solely rely on a hyper-partisan base of voters turning out to carry them to victory. Instead, candidates must court others to obtain enough second and third choices. But the method has some drawbacks.
"Voters liked using ranked choice voting. They understood how to rank. They liked how the elections happened. They liked how campaigns were run. They were happy with the results," Hughes told FOX 13 News."But as it always goes in politics, some of the politicians themselves weren’t happy with the results. Whether they won or lost, some were frustrated with the process."
"To move to the county level, to move to the state level, there’s definitely some bigger changes that need to take place," Hughes said.
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