Instant Runoff Voting In the News

Instant runoff voting is picking up steam in South Carolina! Check out these great news stories from across the state.

December 15, 2023, The Statehouse Report, "NEW for 12/15: On instant-runoff voting and encouraging news" https://www.statehousereport.com/2023/12/15/instant-runoff-voting-encouraging-news/

October 31, 2024, ABC15 News, "Ranked choice voting sparks debate in the Carolinas" https://wpde.com/news/local/gallery/ranked-choice-voting-sparks-debate-south-north-carolina-oregon-nevada-runoff-election-republican-democrat-2024-general-election-kamala-harris-tim-walz-donald-trump-jd-vance?photo=1

February 7, 2024, Post and Courier, "Four faces of South Carolina: Frustration drives Midlands voters further right" https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/midlands-south-carolina-conservative-presidential-2024-politics/article_f3acf3b2-5177-11ee-a804-8fbbd90c9159.html/

January 26, 2024, Post and Courier, "Conservative groups bash effort to allow ranked-choice voting" https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/ranked-choice-south-carolina-voting-elections/article_bc4c6f50-bb9f-11ee-8451-e39f1f70e664.html

January 23, 2024, ABC4News, "Organizations unite for rally in support of instant runoff voting" https://abcnews4.com/newsletter-daily/organizations-unite-for-rally-in-support-of-instant-runoff-voting

December 14, 2023, The Post and Courier, "Outgoing Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg to urge SC to support a new way to vote" https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/charleston-mayor-ranked-choice/article_31d0620c-9abe-11ee-85da-23ebdfc581d4.html

December 14, 2023, Live 5 WCSC, "Video: Organizations advocate for alternate election system in Charleston" https://www.live5news.com/video/2023/12/14/video-organizations-advocate-alternate-election-system-charleston-2/

December 14, 2023, ABCNews 4, "Instant runoff voting bill proposed to 'efficiently' choose local leaders" https://abcnews4.com/news/local/john-tecklenburg-instant-runoff-voting-bill-proposed-to-efficiently-choose-local-leaders-south-carolina-poltical-news-wciv-2023#

December 14, 2023, Better Ballot SC Live Stream, "Big Announcement, featuring BBSC, South Caroluna Small Business Chamber of Commerce, League of Women Voters of SC, and Veterans for All Voters" https://fb.watch/oZjBJSRnZp/

November 21, 2024, ABC15 News, "Myrtle Beach voters head back to the polls, but SC 'ranked-choice' bill avoids runoffs altogether" https://wpde.com/news/local/myrtle-beach-voters-ranked-choice-voting-avoid-runoffs-instant-runoff-majority-threshold-second-choice-ranking-candidates-election-day-declare-immediate-winner-fairvote-south-carolina-bill-november-2023

September 5, 2023, ABC News4 & The Clinton Chronicle, "Nikki Haley emerges as frontrunner in South Carolina GOP ranked-choice presidential primary poll" https://abcnews4.com/news/local/nikki-haley-emerges-as-frontrunner-in-south-carolina-gop-ranked-choice-presidential-primary-poll-politics-wciv https://myclintonnews.com/stories/presidential-politics-nikki-haley-emerges-as-frontrunner-in-south-carolina-gop-ranked-choice,43188

July 31, 2023, News19, "Ranked choice voting polls launched in SC" https://www.wltx.com/video/news/local/vote/ranked-choice-voting-polls-launched-in-sc/101-39724cb3-d39f-4d92-9896-92472e92093f

January 23, 2023, ABC25 Columbia, "Ranked Choice Voting Rally at Statehouse" https://www.abccolumbia.com/2023/01/23/ranked-choice-voting-rally-at-state-house/