I respectfully ask the Virginia State Board of Elections not to adopt ranked choice voting.

Virginia's elections should remain simple, transparent, and easy for every voter to understand. Our current system is straightforward—the candidate with the most votes wins. Ranked choice voting adds unnecessary complexity through multiple rounds of counting and candidate elimination, making it harder for many voters to understand how the final outcome is determined.

I am also concerned about the additional costs, voter education, election worker training, and administrative burden required to implement this system. I believe our focus should be on maintaining public confidence by keeping our elections clear, efficient, and easy to verify.

Thank you for considering my comments.