Progressive election reformers have put ranked-choice voting on the ballot in a half dozen states next month.

This is a step backward and we have solid evidence that it is a deceptive scheme.

Steve Forbes, a co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, reports in the video below that ranked-choice “leads to voter confusion and undemocratic results. In Maine, for instance, a Democratic Party candidate for Congress was declared the winner, even though he received fewer votes than his Republican opponent.”

This system has resulted in discarded ballots, widespread voting errors, suspect recounts, and diminished voter confidence. In 2022, one large county in California certified the wrong winner in a school board race.

Many cities and counties that have adopted ranked choice voting have now thrown it out – either of their own accord or because of citizen-led petitions. Alaska voters will decide this November on getting rid of their state’s system.

But progressives are still pushing voters in Colorado, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon to adopt a version of the discredited idea. If voters in those states reject the idea and Alaska repeals its version, only Maine will be left with a statewide ranked-choice system. The only other places to have it would be a few progressive cities, the biggest being New York City and San Francisco. That should tell you everything.