Possibility of ranked-choice voting in Colorado faces a hurdle with new law

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed a bill that would impose another hurdle for the implementation of ranked-choice voting, which may be on the November ballot

FILE - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks in the House of Representatives chamber in the State Capitol, Jan. 17, 2023, in Denver. As a Colorado group gathers signatures to put a measure on the ballot installing ranked-choice voting in the state, Polis signed a bill Thursday, June 6, 2024, that would impose another hurdle for the new system if the measure is passed. in the state, Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Thursday that would impose another hurdle for the new system if the measure is passed.

Polis tried to quell concerns after signing the legislation by saying that if the measure passes they will work quickly to install ranked voting statewide “as soon as practicable and certainly no later than the 2028 election.”

 

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