In 2021, the League of Women Voters of West Virginia (LWVWV) adopted the following position on ranked choice voting (RCV): LWVWV supports legislation that assures that the candidate preferred by the majority of voters will be the winner of the election. The League supports RCV, initially to elect West Virginia Supreme Court Justices, with consideration to expand RCV for future elections.
The bundle of bills referenced in our testimony below would prohibit RCV in WV elections. LWVWV deems such action to be extreme and premature. Therefore, we OPPOSE all these bills.