Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Ashley Joannou
Publication Date: July 18, 2025 - 17:36
Yukon prepares for vote on possible switch to ranked-ballot elections
July 18, 2025
The last time Yukon residents voted in a territorial plebiscite it was about allowing the sale of alcohol, this time the vote will be on the equally dizzying question of electoral reform.
More than a century since that 1920 plebiscite, the vote that is expected to be part of this year’s territorial election could see the Yukon become the first jurisdiction in Canada to move to a ranked ballot from the current-first-past-the-post system.
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