Ranked Choice Voting Facts

Ranked choice voting is gaining popularity across the country, from small cities in Utah to congressional districts in Maine. But how does it make elections better and give voters more power?

Ranked choice voting gives you the option to rank candidates in order of preference. If your first choice can’t win, your vote is instantly counted for your second choice.

[donnasca]

A far better way to choose the people's choice versus the corporate choice in races with three or more choices.

[ValerieTarico]

sharing! This explanation makes it pretty obvious why most people prefer this once it is explained.

[tatechristensen]

The two party system hates this one simple trick

[williamwaugh]

Readers should understand that there are alternatives to IRV that provide equality.

[uhclem]

So what happens with the electoral college?

[Desertfox]

So all elections would be combined between the two party candidates instead of only getting a ballot for your identified party? I don't think the Party in power (Democrats) will ever agree to this system, but you never know. I am skeptical that it will be universally adopted. Obviously the current voting system is flawed and the more important issue is voter roll accountability. How do you keep the rolls "clean" by not allowing ghost voting, dead people voting, etc?

[srgriffith]

It is NOT confusing. Everyone is capable of ranking their favorite ice cream and politicians

[noblephoenix]

This should be obvious. It'll also save millions of dollars and much wasted time with primaries

[uiscepreston]

Counterpoint to RCV: the current corrupt mayor of NYC. I suspect that is more a matter of having no recall and replaced method couple with this. Say if the winner fails to perform his/her duties, the crown will go to the runner-up. Like in a beauty pageant.

[melissawingfield]

The vanilla ice cream DID have the most votes with 40%. The chocolate had 35%.

[arturosandovalsaito]

Who's here because of an online vote for college?

[oswalds]

So simple: Pizza vs hotdogs vs burgers. Thats how chocolate ice cream wins. Its as easy as 1, 2, 3.