How Does Ranked-Choice Voting Work in New York?

6/3/21
 
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from The New York Times,
4/22/21:

When voters select their party’s nominee for mayor of New York City, they will find themselves filling out a different type of ballot. The city began using ranked-choice voting for primary elections this year, and the first major test comes on June 22.


What is ranked-choice voting?

Instead of casting a single vote for a single candidate, voters in a ranked-choice system select a set number of candidates in order of preference. In New York’s mayoral primary, voters will be allowed to choose up to five.

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