DC Democrats argue ranked choice voting is confusing to voters in predominantly Black areas as they seek to block potential vote on implementing the system

• The DC Democratic Party is trying to stop an effort to implement ranked choice voting in the city.
• They argued in a lawsuit that low-income and Black voters would be confused by the system.
• Organizers hope to put the system up to a vote in November 2024.

In a lawsuit filed earlier this month seeking to block ranked choice voting in Washington, DC, the local Democratic Party argued that implementing the system would be particularly confusing for voters in predominantly Black areas.