The D.C. Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit that would keep a proposed ballot initiative to bring ranked-choice voting and open primaries to the city’s elections off the ballot, arguing the measure violates the U.S. Constitution and Home Rule charter.
and asks the court to permanently block it from being implemented. While the measure’s organizers still have a long way to go before the “Make All Votes Count Act,” also known as Initiative No. 83, reaches next year’s ballot, it has already drawn a chorus of opposition including from the city’s Republican Party.
“Allowing 80,000 non-affiliated voters to participate in partisan elections would undermine the intent of the Charter and dilute the votes of party members who seek to nominate party candidates to stand in subsequent general elections,” the suit reads.by the D.C. Elections Board when it allowed the measure to proceed, including an argument that it would cost money to implement . The Democratic Party further alleges that the measure runs afoul of the D.C.
Mara added: “As the capital city wanting more independence and autonomy, we are setting ourselves up for failure with this ballot initiative.”
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