This interesting development in Utah is reported by Jim Spiewak, Kutv, and is published in KJZZ:

The Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office is expecting 700 touch screens that have ranked choice voting capability to arrive within the next few weeks. There is no plan to start using them in Salt Lake County, but the clerk’s office will start testing them.

With ranked choice, voters have the option to pick candidates in order of preference. Several cities and counties are inquiring about how effective and costly it might be to utilize.

“It really empowers the voters. It also solves the plurality issue,” said Rep. Mike Winder (R-West Valley City).

Read the full article here for more details on these development in Utah.

Other states and localities that have recently seen legislation proposed to make the switch to ranked choice voting include Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,  New Jersey, New York City, Baltimore and as seen in the above article, Utah. Click those links for the latest related Democracy Chronicles coverage!