• “Ranked choice voting allows candidates to run without fear of splitting voter support, opening a pathway for more candidates of similar backgrounds and values to run and giving voters more choices. Across the country, cities have seen an increase in the number of women and candidates of color running for office in ranked choice voting elections. Voters - especially young ones - are unhappy with our current system. Ranked choice voting gives voters more choice over their ballot, which is why 85% of young Oregonians support it and turn out more in ranked choice voting elections. There’s a reason ranked choice voting is already being implemented in Oregon and across the country. Ranked choice voting is a simple, and time-tested improvement that puts power back in the hands of voters – where it belongs.” - Oregon Ranked Choice Voting

• “Ranked choice voting helps alleviate voters’ concerns that they must consider how others vote before casting their own ballot. RCV grants voters greater power to express their preferences and vote for candidates whose values they most share. Allowing voters to rank candidates encourages more participation in voting and means that their vote becomes more meaningful and impactful. Ultimately, this leads to outcomes that voters are more satisfied with. By enabling a more diverse candidate pool and more sincere voting choices, ranked choice voting yields electoral outcomes that are more representative of Oregonians. Winners will be more likely to have broad, sincere support from their constituents.” - Emily Hawley, Senior Policy Associate, ACLU of Oregon 
  

• “Ranked choice voting is simple and proven to work well in Oregon already. Ranked choice leads to outcomes that better reflect the community’s true will. By giving more candidates a realistic choice to win, Oregonians will not be worrying about “wasting their vote.” Ranked choice ensures that candidates have broad support in contested races. Because candidates are encouraged to seek not only first-choice votes, but second- and third- choice votes, they are incentivized to engage with voters across racial, ethnic, gender, and ideological spectrums. Ranked choice voting leads to better representation for all Oregonians.” - Dr. Andrea Haverkamp, Political Organizer, American Federation of Teachers – Oregon 
  

• "RCV makes for a more complicated primary. Reconciling RCV between multiple counties is complicated and will remove final tallying from county election officials. The difficult task placed on Election Officials seeking to reconcile the number of ballots accepted and tallied when multiple ballot pages/sheets are sent to each voter (many voters only return the ballot pages with the contests that are of interest to them). There are substantial costs involved with implementing RCV. Current public confidence in elections is low, and the complications involved with RCV have the potential to fuel conspiracy theories and allegations related to lack of transparency. " - Oregon Association of County Clerks 

• “Measure 117 would not lead to a majority vote as most people think of it. It would not eliminate the spoiler effect, one of the major critiques of our current system. It complicates the voting process, leading to more voting errors and more disillusioned voters. It disenfranchises many voters, disproportionately impacting voters based on income and education. Studies show that with RCV, ballots are more likely to be tossed out due to errors or not filling out all rounds – it is like having a runoff election where many voters are denied an opportunity to vote. RCV tally errors have also led to election recalls. Measure 117 would possibly lead to wonky, unexpected results; in some cases, selecting your favorite candidate first can actually hurt their chances of winning.”- Ed Diehl, Oregon State Representative 
  

• "RCV ignores most voters' rankings, so it can eliminate a candidate who was actually preferred overall. This happened in the 2022 Alaska Special Election, where despite claims that the problem had been solved, the election was spoiled by Sarah Palin, flipping the seat blue rather than electing the moderate Republican who was preferred over all others according to the ballots cast. For Palin voters, ranking her 1st choice actually backfired and ironically helped elect their last choice instead. In Oregon a similar spoiler effect scenario could easily flip a seat from Blue to Red." - Sara Wolk, Executive Director, Equal Vote Coalition 
  

OREGON MEASURE 117, RANKED CHOICE VOTING FOR FEDERAL AND STATE ELECTIONS (2024)

This question is on the ballot in Oregon as a legislatively referred state statute state statute on November 5, 2024. As of September 17, 2024, no committee to support or oppose the statue has been identified.  Thus, there is no record of funds raised to support either position.

OREGON MEASURE 117, RANKED CHOICE VOTING FOR FEDERAL AND STATE ELECTIONS (2024)

This question is on the ballot in Oregon as a legislatively referred state statute state statute on November 5, 2024. As of September 17, 2024, no committee to support or oppose the statue has been identified.  Thus, there is no record of funds raised to support either position.

• "The best argument against ranked-choice voting is its track record. Supporters argue that the system ensures majority rule, but this is a false majority and only comes about after voters’ legal ballots are thrown in the trash. This has happened across the country in places like Alaska, Maine, Utah, New York City, and San Francisco. Ranked-choice voting diminishes voter confidence in a multitude of ways. It results in election winners losing and election losers winning. It forces voters to vote against their conscience, or even for their opponent, to ensure that their ballot does not end up in a landfill. Finally, because ranked-choice voting often guarantees multiple rounds of counting, elections results are delayed, which invites distrust and confusion." - Foundation for Government Accountability