Georgia NAACP includes Ranked Choice Voting in their 2023 legislative agenda

In their Jan. 17 press release, the Georgia State Conference outlined their agenda for the 2023 legislative session. Among their priorities is Ranked Choice Voting - see the excerpt below.

“We support strong civil rights protections for all and efforts to protect the rights, programs, and services provided to immigrants, regardless of their immigration status, and refugees. We recognize the importance of language access and will continue to promote policies and practices to support all users of municipal and state services. We support increased access to naturalization. We support the expansion or establishment of an unemployment insurance program that serves undocumented individuals. We support expanded access to economic opportunity and intentional career pathways for all skill sets including returning professionals, skilled professions and entry level living wage jobs. We support reducing regulatory barriers to money transmitters, many of whom serve immigrants and communities of color. We support policies and programs that remove barriers and create opportunities for greater civic engagement, transparency, and access; and assess the impacts of those policies on racial and gender equity. We support increased opportunities for civic engagement, including the authority for ranked-choice voting.”