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If ranked-choice voting becomes a reality in Washington state, you can thank former La Conner resident Kit Muehlman.
Muehlman, who raised children, made pottery and taught yoga in greater La Conner for 42 years before moving to Bellingham in 2016, is spreading the word about this system of voting, now used by 60 U.S. cities and the states of Maine and Alaska. Ireland and Australia have been using ranked-choice voting for over a century. A proposal to use ranked-choice voting is on the ballot in Oregon this fall.
Under this system, when a race has more than two candidates, voters are able to ra...
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