RCV picks up steam in Illinois; Cook County poses challenge to its future

Coverage of RCV and RFI’s efforts in Evanston featured in the Chicago Tribune. RFI Board President comments on the work done in Evanston.

Reform for Illinois, an advocacy group, led a successful campaign to adopt ranked choice voting in Evanston: 82% of voters in the November 2022 election voted yes on a referendum question on the issue.

But since then, preliminary discussions between Evanston city leaders, Reform for Illinois, and the Cook County clerk have stalled. After the death of Clerk Karen Yarbrough last year, David Melton, Reform for Illinois’ board president, said talks with her interim replacement, Cedric Giles, “got nowhere” and the organization’s “patience ran out.” Reform for Illinois is appealing the ruling.

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