Oregon Measure 117 on ranked-choice voting fails

The Oregon Legislature for 2023 referred the measure to voters, asking whether they would use ranked-choice voting for the nomination and election of the President of the United States, members of Congress and the Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, etc Oregon wants to introduce labor commissioner.

Instead of voting for a single candidate, voters would rank the candidates according to their preference.

If the measure passes, every ballot cast starting in 2028 would count as one vote for the highest-ranking candidate. If a candidate received a majority of votes in this first “round,” the election would be over.

If no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and the votes cast for him or her are allocated to the next highest ranked candidate. A new round would begin and counting would continue until one candidate achieved a majority.