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Experts and state elections officials back RCV for 2028 presidential primary; clerks seek time for implementation
Summary
A former Utah County clerk and the deputy secretary of state told the Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee that ranked‑choice voting (RCV) is administratively feasible for a 2028 presidential primary, but state elections officials urged passage in 2025 to give clerks and voters time to prepare.
A former county clerk who administered ranked‑choice elections and the Vermont deputy secretary of state told the Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee that ranked‑choice voting (RCV) can be run on existing tabulation systems and recommended a multiyear implementation lead time if lawmakers adopt the reform for presidential primaries.
“After conducting municipal elections in Utah using ranked choice, we also surveyed voters that had participated and ... had overwhelming support for the use of ranked choice,” testified Daniels, a former county clerk and auditor from Utah County who described his office’s experience implementing RCV in municipal and party nominating contests. He said the county used existing ballot‑printing and optical‑scan equipment, then ran an open‑source tabulation…
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