New York City Uses Ranked Choice Voting
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New York City used ranked choice voting. This was for the Democratic mayoral primary election. It can be hard to understand, even for some voters.
Ranked choice voting has a simple idea. It means people can choose more than one candidate. Voters rank candidates in order of how much they like them.
In New York City, people can rank five candidates. They rank them from first to last choice. If one candidate gets over 50% of first choices, they win.
If no one gets over 50%, things change. The candidate with the fewest first choices is out. Then, the votes go to the voters' second choices until two are left.
The vote count takes time and is done by computer. Ranked choice counting starts on July 1. This is because they wait for mail-in ballots to arrive.
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What is ranked choice voting?
Ranked choice voting allows people to choose more than one candidate and rank them in order of preference.
How many candidates can people rank in New York City?
In New York City, people can rank five candidates.
When does the ranked choice counting start?
The ranked choice counting starts on July 1.
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