March 31, 2026, The State, "Nicole Sanchez Advocates for instant run-off voting" https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/election/article315253860.html

Nicole Sanchez speaks at a No Kings rally about instant run-off voting. She says that the process can save money and increase voter turnout. Watch for more.

March 27, 2026, The State, "'No Kings' protesters at SC State House on Saturday aim for biggest crowds yet" https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article315181904.html

“I’m really excited for the opportunity to educate voters about the different candidates who are going to be speaking, because the more they know, the better decisions they can make,” said Nicole Sanchez, president of Better Ballot SC, one of the organizations sponsoring Saturday’s event. Sanchez said her organization reached out to all the state’s parties to invite as many candidates as they could for the event.

Better Ballot is also pushing for a bill in the Legislature this year that would introduce instant runoff voting for local elections in South Carolina for the first time. The bill would allow voters to rank their preferred candidates on the ballot, moving votes to a voter’s second preference as candidates are eliminated, and determining a winner without the need for a separate, costly runoff election between the top candidates.'

“Hopefully in the future we would have it in more than just municipalities,” Sanchez said. “In primaries, we have the same problem. With instant runoff, you can find a majority winner without the expense of a low-turnout runoff, where we know voter participation drops by about half.”

January 21, 2026, WIS10, "South Carolina lawmakers consider bills to close primaries" https://www.wistv.com/2026/01/22/south-carolina-lawmakers-consider-bills-close-party-primaries/

November 18,2025, Lexington County Chronicle, "Costly runoff elections send voters back to the polls in Lexington County" https://www.lexingtonchronicle.com/stories/costly-runoff-elections-send-voters-back-to-the-polls-in-lexington-county,155918

October 10, 2025, The State, "Meet the three candidates running to Columbia's mayor for the next 4 years" https://www.thestate.com/opinion/article312358989.html

April 2, 2025, The Sumter Item, "Instant runoff voting could help smaller towns avoid costly runoff elections" https://www.theitem.com/stories/instant-runoff-voting-could-help-smaller-towns-avoid-costly-runoff-elections,427793

February 26, 2025, WACH, "Irmo passes instant runoff voting resolution" https://wach.com/news/local/irmo-passes-instant-runoff-voting-resolution

February 26, 2025, Lexington County Chronicle, "Irmo pushes for instant runoff voting" https://www.lexingtonchronicle.com/stories/irmo-pushes-for-instant-runoff-voting,119158

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/