2024 Election summary: Residents vote to continue ranked-choice voting

Bloomington voters chose to retain the City’s ranked-choice voting system by rejecting a city charter amendment to repeal it by 51.3% to 48.7%. This marks the second time in four years that voters have selected to continue the ranked-choice voting system for municipal elections.

A petition for a charter amendment to repeal ranked-choice voting in Bloomington was accepted by the City Council and approved ballot language for the charter amendment appeared on the 2024 ballot.

Before adopting ranked-choice voting in 2020, Bloomington held a city primary in August whenever there were more than two candidates on the ballot.

City Clerk Jamy Hanson shared, “A heartfelt thanks to all the election judges and volunteers who worked tirelessly to ensure a smooth and fair election process. Their dedication made it possible for every resident to have their voice heard.”