California RCV Coalition

The Los Angeles Cal RCV volunteers are on fire. We’ve been showing up at demonstrations, farmers markets , on college campuses and at fairs. Why? Because our greatest challenge is that most people don’t know or have misinformation about RCV. The only way we can really effectively change that is one conversation at a time. But things are changing. Instead of chasing after people and asking them to listen to us for a minute it’s becoming common that people are coming to our purple booth wherever we pop up. They are asking how they can help. Los Angelicans are tired of feeling cheated and silenced. As soon as they realize there is a viable way to change this system that we’ve felt trapped in for so long they want to help make that change happen!

California is watching in real time what happens when a crowded field collides with the limits of the Top Two system. Instead of expanding voter choice, some political insiders are now pushing to revert back to partisan open primaries — a step backward that would further silo voters and shrink competition.

That’s not reform. That’s regression.

The answer to vote-splitting and voter frustration isn’t less choice — it’s better elections. Ranked Choice Voting gives voters the freedom to rank candidates in order of preference, helps ensure broader support, and prevents scenarios where millions of Californians could end up shut out of the general election conversation altogether.

California doesn’t need to go backward. We need to modernize our democracy.

This gubernatorial race should be a wake-up call: now is the time to push for RCV. 🗳️ Is reverting back to open primaries the answer?

🚨 🚨 BIG NEWS IN OC 🚨 🚨 URGENT need to mobilize to support three courageous Irvine City Council Members who are pushing to get a ballot measure for Ranked Choice Voting in November for their city.

The Irvine City Council Meeting is on Tuesday, April 28th at 5:30 PM, the day after our call!

Come to our Monthly OC Strategy Call on Monday, April 27th at 5:30 PM to learn how you can make an immediate difference and affect their decision.

https://buff.ly/fQKc1V1

Here's what we'll cover:
- What is the Urgent, Immediate Need in Irvine
- Who should attend City Council Meeting
- What You can Do at the Meeting
- Resources for Action

Bring your curiosity, ideas and energy. Let's get RCV in Irvine done!

Sacramento just made the news!! 📺

CBS13 is covering the push to bring ranked choice voting to Sac city elections — and the movement is gaining steam.

43,000 signatures still needed to reshape how the capital city votes.

Read the story → https://buff.ly/hWwPnnf
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The LA Times stops to ask 'What if California's governor's race didn't have to be a vote-splitting nightmare?'

With 10+ candidates crowding the 2026 primary, the answer is right there: Ranked Choice Voting!

https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2026-03-20/essential-california-ranked-choice-california-governor

Attn: Los Angeles! ⚠️ Mar 17th 📅 We need YOU 💜 Come give comments to the LA Charter Reform Commission! We've had major success getting single-winner RCV taken up by LA City Council, but the BIG change we really want to see is PROPORTIONAL RCV !!
https://buff.ly/KO84Ncd

Did you know California could end up with only Republican choices for governor in November? It's not because Republicans have taken over. It's because a bunch of Democrats are splitting the same pool of votes under our top-two primary.

Alaska already fixed this problem with a top-four primary and ranked choice voting. Our co-founder Tom Charron explains how it works and why California should do the same in today's Mercury News.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/06/opinion-states-democrats-could-sleep-better-if-voters-could-rank-gubernatorial-choices/?share=6rcuaaoscdspirerwc0i

https://www.mobilize.us/calrcv/event/882284/

We're cooking up something 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 for LA on SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28th in Hermosa Beach 🥂 Join us for an intimate gathering of dinner, wine, and salon conversation with local leaders pushing for more inclusive democracy and better representation through Ranked Choice Voting!

We invite you to this private event to support the California RCV Coalition. This fundraiser will feature a curated meal, keynote address, and other short talks from prominent voices in the movement for better elections.

Click the mobilize link above to RSVP! We hope to see you all there 💜