AZCentral.com - “A citizens’ initiative called Better Ballot Glendale wants to change the way votes are cast in Glendale’s municipal elections. Supporters hope that will start a trend across the state.

Volunteers are collecting signatures to get ranked-choice voting on the Sept. 2 ballot in Glendale.

The format, in which voters rank their top three choices, is used in Australia and some cities around the United States, including San Francisco.

If the ballot initiative proves successful, Glendale will become the first city in Arizona to give the method a try.

Some county election officials raise implementation concerns, but the proposal is supported by the Arizona League of Women Voters.

Glendale resident Bart Turner says the group opted to start in the West Valley city because “it has a history of being innovative and open to new ideas.”

He believes the voting style could spread because it saves the expense of runoff elections and provides more representative voting.

State Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Phoenix, also supports this style of voting and has introduced House Bill 2305 which would allow local governments to adopt ranked-choice voting. The bill, also introduced in prior years, has not been given a hearing.”

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