Is D.C. ready for ranked-choice voting?
Educating voters will be a big task ahead of the 2026 local elections.
Educating voters will be a big task ahead of the 2026 local elections.
Also: D.C. gets no deference from Congress, and there won't be a referendum on the tipped wage (though the fight isn't over)
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