SARA FRANKENSTEIN: Illinois Task Force Hearing Exposes Ranked-Choice Voting as a Power Grab by Liberal Elites

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : She explained that under RCV voters have limited access to the vote count results, and the Secretary of State has ultimate authority to overrule municipalities' determinations.
50% : "Another study, conducted by the Foundation for Government Accountability, found that the average RCV contest included "upwards of 20 candidates" running for offices.Maine's Democrat Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a supporter of RCV, admitted in the hearing RCV has numerous logistical challenges to overcome, including ballot design, staff training, vote counting, and logistics for securely transporting ballots.
39% : These problems are consistent with findings from the Foundation for Government Accountability.RCV elections were so unpopular in Alaska that citizens have gathered enough signatures to put a question on the November ballot asking voters to ban RCV from all future elections and return to a traditional plurality election.

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