Utah first launched its Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project (Ranked Choice Voting – RCV) in 2019 after former Governor Gary Herbert signed House Bill 35 into law. In 2021, the pilot program expanded to include 23 cities.
Since then multiple cities have decided to opt out of the program.
One prominent city to do so was Riverton in 2023. After opting in during the program’s 2021 expansion, city officials soon realized they had gotten more than they bargained for. The City Council was misled by RCV advocates who claimed the system would save the city money. It didn’t. Another major factor in their decision to leave the program was voter trust.
When Utah first implemented its pilot program, ranked choice voting was seen as a promising new system. But reality has since set in, and voters and legislators alike are responding by rejecting—or in many cases, outright banning—the election scheme.
Since 2019, eleven cities have withdrawn from the pilot program after experiencing firsthand the delays, cost and confusion associated with ranked choice voting.
Utah first launched its Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project (Ranked Choice Voting – RCV) in 2019.
Since then multiple cities have decided to opt out of the program.
A major factor in their decision to leave the program was voter trust.
Since 2019, eleven cities have withdrawn from the pilot program after experiencing firsthand the delays, costs and confusion associated with ranked choice voting.
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