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After pushback, DNC votes against changing rules around ranked choice voting

  • Lauren McCauley

The national Democratic Party voted this weekend against a proposal that could have restricted the use of ranked choice voting in presidential primaries. In a voice vote at the Democratic National Committee’s full meeting in Austin, Texas, members voted against adding language to the rules governing the delegate selection process that would have only considered […]

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Maine Democrats may be unable to rank presidential primary under proposed DNC rule

  • Kaitlyn Budion

Maine Democratic leaders are raising alarms after a national party committee gave initial approval to a rule that would prevent the state from using ranked choice voting in presidential primaries.  Ahead of the full Democratic National Committee meeting Aug. 13-15, the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee has met several times to finalize the 2028 presidential […]

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NV going 2nd. Or 22nd. Does it matter?

  • Hugh Jackson

Nevada will go second on the 2028 Democratic presidential primary calendar, following South Carolina, a group of national party mandarins announced Friday. Apparently there’s still another step in the process, but all the kids who are following this seem to think that’s a mere formality and that the calendar is set. Nevada Democratic Party leaders […]