Annually celebrated on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. This year, DemocracyNYC is celebrating Juneteenth by elevating the voices of local artists. Learn about Ranked Choice Voting and how you can get out the vote this June. Early Voting: June 12-20 Primary Election Day: June 22 Learn more at: voting.nyc

Laura Wood, election law attorney and Mayor de Blasio's newly appointed Chief Democracy Officer, talks about her work to encourage New Yorkers to vote in the upcoming primaries.

New York City is 10 weeks out from the big June primary election and advocates say the word is getting out on the new way everyone will be voting.

Maine’s system of ranked-choice voting encountered a flurry of lawsuits. Alaska’s has only one case against it.

This simple but powerful reform fosters political competition and requires winning candidates to build majority coalitions.

Earlier this year, the Utah State Legislature passed a bill that would allow more cities to try ranked-choice voting in their local elections this fall.

The willingness of Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swenson to offer ranked choice voting (RCV) to interested cities in this county is gratifying--even exhilarating! --to those who have promoted this election reform for more than 3 yrs. (McNairy, 3/27/21) We are all grateful for Swenson’s leadership in getting Utah to use mail-in voting several years ahead of the rest of the country; let’s hope RCV will be another jewel in her crown.

There are two questions at play for Proposition E, which would seek to create ranked-choice voting in city elections. One of those questions will be decided by voters in May, while a larger one will likely play out between city administrators and lawmakers

The proposal would extend ranked voting to offices such as governor and state legislature seats.