It Is Time for Dallas to Adopt Ranked-Choice Voting
As six council campaigns head to runoffs, let s finally admit that Dallas municipal elections have morphed into glorified primaries.
By Peter Simek
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May 6, 2021
9:10 am
Amid all the postgame analysisthat has been flyingabout in the aftermath of last Saturday’s municipal elections, one simple and striking fact bears mentioning: up until a few election cycles ago, sitting council members were rarely challenged. That has changed – big time. Last Saturday’s elections saw competitive races in nearly every district, and three incumbents David Blewett, Adam Bazaldua, and Carolyn King Arnold have been forced into runoffs. In general, that’s a good thing. More candidates mean more ideas are brought to the table, more citizens are engaged in the electoral process, and council members are more responsive to the constituents who put them in office.