A new Maryland-based committee, Advancing Democracy in Maryland, announced in an op-ed in Maryland Matters that it's number one priority is to adopt , which would allow Montgomery County, Maryland to adopt ranked-choice voting for local elections.
In announcing this priority, the committee noted that it is guided by many of the recommendations in the 2020 report, Our Common Purpose: Reinventing Democracy for the 21st Century, issued by the American Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Arts and Sciences’ Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship.
"Ranked choice voting is one of Our Common Purpose’s 31 recommendations, and Montgomery County could be a test case for the rest of the state," write the committee's members who authored the op-ed. "In an era where many races include multiple candidates, this is a needed reform."
The article's authors note that ranked-choice voting incentivizes positive campaigning, ensures that a winning candidate has majority support, and benefits women candidates and candidates of color.
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