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Ranked-choice voting part of charter debate; council split and asks for more information

2386144 · February 24, 2025
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Summary

Councilors spent part of their Feb. 22 meeting discussing ranked-choice voting. Several members supported letting voters decide, while others raised concerns about minority voting impacts and county election administration capacity.

Ranked-choice voting (RCV) was the subject of a wide-ranging discussion at the Cleveland Heights Committee of the Whole meeting on Feb. 22. Several council members said they personally support RCV or are comfortable sending the question to voters; others asked for more research on effects and implementation.

Supporters described RCV as a system that can reduce…

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