MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers is reviving a proposal to implement ranked-choice voting and nonpartisan blanket primaries in the battleground state. Under the bill unveiled Wednesday, all candidates for the U.S. House and Senate would compete in a single primary with the top five finishers advancing to the general election. That’s where ranked-choice voting would kick in: Voters would rank their picks in order of preference, and if no candidate receives a majority of first-place votes, lower rankings are used to pick the winner. Supporters say the system will make elections less partisan and encourage independent and third-party candidates. Opponents say it is too complicated and could be abused.
