Not all news is bad for IRV/RCV this month, though it is being delayed in Virginia:

Proponents of changing Arlington County Board general elections from winner-take-all to ranked-choice will have to wait another month for action.

Owing to a procedural hiccup, initial plans to place the matter on the County Board’s January agenda had to be pushed back to February.

County Board Chairman Libby Garvey took the fall, saying a change in state law related to legal advertising meant the measure was not ready in time to meet the new 14-day deadline.

Read more here.