Ranked-Choice Voting

In a ranked-choice voting system, voters rank their choices in order of preference, rather than selecting just one candidate. This gives voters more of a voice and leads to more representative government, especially in cases where there are more than two candidates running.

In a ranked-choice voting election, if no candidate receives a majority of first-place votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and whoever voted for that candidate gets their second choice added to the tally of remaining candidates’ votes, and that process is repeated until there are only two candidates left.

Ranked-choice voting ensures that the winning candidate will get a majority vote and eliminate the need for run-off elections. It also has the potential to lead to less negative and more issues-focused campaigns.