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Panel approves discussion of ranked‑choice pilot for Charter Review Commission elections

3611462 · May 30, 2025
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Summary

The commission voted to place a proposal on its next meeting agenda to consider letting Charter Review Commission elections use ranked‑choice voting as a pilot before any broader adoption.

The Whatcom County Charter Review Commission approved placing on a future agenda a proposed pilot project to use ranked‑choice voting (RCV) for elections to the Charter Review Commission itself.

Sponsors said the pilot would allow the commission — a small, self-selecting body that the public elects every ten years — to test ranked‑choice procedures…

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