Think your ballot was cumbersome this year? Just wait for ranked-choice voting

Bailey Scalise, front, checks a voter's guide during her wait to cast her ballot at the voter service and polling center in North High School in Denver on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) — Bailey Scalise, front, checks a voter’s guide during her wait to cast her ballot at the voter service and polling center in North High School in Denver on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Krista Kafer | Columnist for The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: October 20, 2024 at 5:01 AM MDT | UPDATED: October 20, 2024 at 5:03 AM MDT

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Unfortunately, if Proposition 131 to establish ranked-choice voting passes in November there is a chance your ballot won鈥檛 count if you refuse to rank candidates who don't pass your test. It will be tossed out.

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