{"slug": "they-said-it-ranked-choice-voting-to-lower-election-costs", "title": "They said it: Ranked-choice voting to lower election costs?", "summary": "Retired Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone pushed back on San Jose's vote to explore a ranked-choice voting measure for the June 2028 ballot, arguing that election costs are worthwhile. Advocates say ranked-choice voting would eliminate runoff election costs, but critics warn it could undermine public confidence.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...“Yes, elections are expensive, especially in California … but sometimes, the costs of elections are some of the best and most cost-effective expenditures a government can make.”\n\n*— Retired Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone, pushing back on San Jose’s vote last week to explore a measure for the June 2028 ballot that would allow ranked-choice voting in special elections. Advocates argue it would eliminate the cost of a second, runoff election but critics say the complex process could undermine public confidence in the vote.*", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/they-said-it-ranked-choice-voting-to-lower-election-costs", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/28/they-said-it-ranked-choice-voting-to-lower-election-costs/", "published_at": "2026-06-28 12:30:12+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-28 12:36:04.274508+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Larry Stone", "Santa Clara County", "San Jose"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/they-said-it-ranked-choice-voting-to-lower-election-costs", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/they-said-it-ranked-choice-voting-to-lower-election-costs.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/they-said-it-ranked-choice-voting-to-lower-election-costs.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/they-said-it-ranked-choice-voting-to-lower-election-costs.jsonld"}}