Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)

Utah's voter experiment

Ranked Choice Survey Information

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Since 2019, eleven cities have withdrawn from the pilot program after experiencing firsthand the delays, cost and confusion associated with ranked choice voting.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Since 2019, eleven cities have withdrawn from the pilot program after experiencing firsthand the delays, costs and confusion associated with ranked choice voting. 

Who are we? 

Who are we?  We are a group of concerned, grass roots citizens.  We’re not affiliated with any lobbying group or any political party.  If you are interested in learning more about what we are doing, you can email us at Citizens@ HeberVote .com or by including your email address in our survey below.

We are in favor of fair, transparent elections and the ability to verify election outcomes.

We want your opinions and thoughts as Heber Citizens.

Please check the following information we found recorded online by the March 4, 2025 Heber City Council meeting and take our brief survey that follows. For best results, you may want to view this page on a desktop or laptop.

The button below will allow you to view and/or download the 12 page PDF presentation from the Council meeting delivered by the Wasatch Taxpayer's Association.

The following three infographics are from the Heber City Council Election of 2023:

Make Your Voice Heard

Please fill out our survey. Your information will be kept strictly confidential.

We do need your name and address as Heber City Council will want verification and proof of your city residency.

Fields with asterisks (*) are required. Your email and phone are NOT required unless you'd like to provide them to join our email list. Should you decide to give us your contact info, we will keep you updated on the progress of our presentations to the Heber City Council

The City Council will make a decision about Ranked Choice Voting at the April 15, 2025 meeting. Our survey will close on April 13 at Midnight to allow us to collate the survey data.

Survey Questions:

1. Did you vote in the last City Council Election?
2. If you voted, do you know for a fact your vote was counted?
3. RCV voting is done by machine software algorithms. Ranked Choice has no recount or audit process. Are you aware there's no way to audit ballots using RCV?
4. If you were confused by the RCV process in the City Council Vote, would you rather return to traditional Primary and General elections?

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