Texas Senate Runoff Turnout Falls 36% As RCV Push Grows
May 27, 2026·about 2 hours ago·via FairVote

Turnout in the Texas Senate runoff drops 36%, underscoring a familiar problem with runoff systems - fewer voters, more influence for the most motivated partisans. FairVote is using that decline to argue for ranked-choice voting, a reform it says would keep more voters engaged. Critics of bloated election rules will see the real issue as simpler: make elections easier to understand, not more bureaucratic. Read more about this...