Every 10 years, the City of Kent convenes a Charter Review Committee (CRC) to study the City Charter (Kent's Constitution) and make recommendations for improvements based on best practices and community feedback. Kent's 2025 CRC has an opportunity to recommend Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) as a way to give voters more choices while upholding majority rule:

Kent residents can give input to Kent's CRC by emailing Kent's Clerk of Council at [email protected]. You can share or draw ideas from Rank the Vote Ohio's Guide for Charter Amendments. If Kent's CRC recommends a Charter Amendment for RCV, then Kent's Council will decide whether to allow Kent's voters to vote on whether they are ready for more choice and more voice with RCV.

Sign below for updates and invite your friends from Kent:

Instant Runoffs with Ranked Choice Voting simply require a majority to win, while giving all voters more choice and more voice so that you can vote for your true favorite without feeling like your vote is wasted. When you have backup choices, more parties and candidates can run because you don't have to worry about "spoilers" and you can have more confidence that your vote will actually matter. Political toxicity decreases when candidates have to focus on problem-solving and finding common ground to win a majority instead of simply attacking the "other side" as the greater evil. So you can vote your hopes, not your fears!

Our team is working with allies on potential ballot language, but in the meantime we need to build our list to show the political class that Ohioans want Ranked Choice Voting in Ohio. Please sign here and spread awareness by inviting your friends!