On Monday, June 6, the Richmond City Council began discussion on a proposal to use ranked choice voting (RCV) for the 2024 City Council elections. The vote was ultimately continued until July, but an impressive slate of speakers brought information, experience, and national perspective to the conversation. The time stamps for those individuals are listed below.
1:13:35 - RCV Paper presented by Councilor Katherine Jordan
1:17:43 - Keith Baumer, Richmond City Registrar
1:23:51 - Del. Sally Hudson, patron of HB1103 (Local RCV option bill)
1:27:53 - Whitney Quesenbery, Director, Center for Civic Design
1:35:00 - Chris Hughes, Policy Director, RCV Resource Center
1:39:15 - Amanda Lopez Askin, Clerk, Doña Ana, NM
1:45:09 - Chris Piper, COO, Elections Group, and former VA Elections Commissioner
1:46:56 - Jonathan Davis, President, Richmond Crusade for Voters
1:52:34 - Del. Sally Hudson, answering questions about HB1103
1:55:23 - Tavarris Spinks, 2nd Ward Chair, Richmond City Dem. Committee
2:00:41 - Jane Newell, President, Richmond Metro Area LWV
2:02:01 - Taylor Thomas, Volunteer Lead, FairVote Virginia
2:04:23 - Councilor Andreas Addison, Richmond’s 1st District