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In 2018, [[Fargo, North Dakota]], passed a local ballot initiative adopting Approval for the city's local elections, and it was used to elect officials in June 2020, becoming the first United States city and jurisdiction to adopt Approval.<ref name="Ballotpedia Fargo"/><ref name="Fargo approves">[https://ivn.us/2018/11/06/one-americas-famous-towns-becomes-first-nation-adopt-approval-voting/ One of America's Most Famous Towns Becomes First in the Nation to Adopt Approval Voting] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185459/https://ivn.us/2018/11/06/one-americas-famous-towns-becomes-first-nation-adopt-approval-voting/|date=2018-11-07}}, accessed November 7, 2018</ref><ref name="Fargo votes">{{cite web |last=Moen |first=Mike |date=June 10, 2020 |title=Fargo Becomes First U.S. City to Try Approval Voting |url=https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-06-10/civic-engagement/fargo-becomes-first-u-s-city-to-try-approval-voting/a70495-1 |access-date=December 3, 2020 |work=Public News Service}}</ref>
In November 2020, [[St. Louis, Missouri]], passed Proposition D to authorize a variant of Approval (as [[unified primary]]) for municipal offices.<ref name="St. Louis approves">{{cite web |last= |first= |date=November 4, 2020 |title=St. Louis Voters Approve Nonpartisan Elections |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2020-11-04/st-louis-voters-approve-nonpartisan-elections |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614075134/https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2020-11-04/st-louis-voters-approve-nonpartisan-elections |archive-date=2021-06-14 |access-date=December 3, 2020 |work=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><ref name="St. Louis Approval 1"/><ref name="St. Louis Approval 2"/> In February 2024, [[Ben Baker (politician)|Ben Baker]] introduced legislation to ban [[Approval voting|approval]] and [[Ranked-choice voting in the United States|ranked-choice voting]] state-wide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Alisa |date=2023-05-04 |title=Should Missouri ban ranked choice and approval voting? |url=https://www.missourinet.com/2023/05/04/should-missouri-ban-ranked-choice-and-approval-voting/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Missourinet |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=es_admin |date=2024-04-19 |title=CES Urges Missouri Legislature to Oppose HJR 104, Which Aims to Suppress Voter Voices by Prohibiting Approval Voting and RCV |url=https://electionscience.org/hjr104/ |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=The Center for Election Science |language=en-US}}</ref> It passed in the House on Apr 15, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill tracking in Missouri - HJR 104 (2024 legislative session) - FastDemocracy |url=https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/mo/2024/bills/MOB00021980/ |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=fastdemocracy.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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