Richmond, CaliforniaLocal RCV

Campaign Status: Victory!

Outcome

Voters in Richmond approved Measure L (53.16% in favor, 46.84% against)

The Policy

Measure L: Ranked Choice Voting for Mayor and City Council Elections

✅ Good for voters: In many cities and states across the country, Ranked Choice Voting has been shown to help fix political gridlock, ensure elected representatives earn the support of a majority of voters in their districts, and turn campaigns into more positive affairs.

Background

There’s been growing momentum in cities across California, with San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro, and Redondo Beach using RCV. Richmond looked to become the next city: In July 2024, the Richmond City Council voted 5-0 to refer a question to the ballot asking voters to decide whether to adopt RCV.

Who’s Involved?

California RCV led the charge in-state to spread the word about ranked choice voting.

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The Latest On This Campaign

Primary elections or ranked-choice? Richmond voters will decide on Nov. 5
Oct 8 2024

“When we have done data and polling for primaries we saw that [cities] who switched over [to ranked-choice voting] had an increase of 20% to 40% of turnout."

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Richmond, Calif. Will Vote on Ranked Choice Voting in November
Jul 10 2024

The Richmond City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure for November in a 5-0 vote that authorizes the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) for mayor and city council elections.

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Richmond Agrees to Ranked Choice Voting Ballot Measure
Jul 8 2024

The city also highlighted that ranked choice voting is used by cities such as San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro, Redondo Beach and Palm Dessert.

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