Press Release: DC Dems Vote to Urge the Council to Reject Ranked Choice Voting
News Release — DC Democratic Party
September 9, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS CONTACT: Josh Brown
WASHINGTON, DC — At a September 9, 2021 Special Meeting, 75% of the elected members of the DC Democratic State Committee voted to urge the members of the DC Council to reject the VOICE Amendment Act which would bring ranked choice voting to DC elections.
“Over the past year, the DC Democratic Party has held discussions and listening sessions with our ward and affiliate organizations to learn more about ranked choice voting and see if it is right for us here in the District of Columbia. After extensive debate, the party overwhelmingly voted to reject ranked choice voting,” explained DC Dems Chair Charles Wilson. “We urge the DC Council to vote to reject the VOICE Amendment Act and work with us to develop reforms that will best serve all residents in the District of Columbia.”
Chartered by the Democratic National Committee as the elected representatives of the Democratic voters in the District of Columbia, the DC Democratic State Committee provides input in the affairs of the Democratic Party at the block, precinct, state, and national level. Learn more and get involved at www.dcdemocraticparty.org.
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Hopefully this isn’t an indication they will reject voting reform as a whole. RCV would be only a small step forward, especially compared to reforms like Approval voting (vote for all you approve of, most votes wins) or STAR voting (Score Then Automatic Runoff).
Fine. No problem with holding off on ranked-choice voting and working “to develop reforms that will best serve all residents in the District of Columbia.”
And just what might such reforms be? Surely the DC Democratic State Committee has some promising ideas. Hopefully waiting for such reforms won’t be like “Waiting for Godot?”