What is ranked choice voting? Voters rank their candidates in order of preference, depending on how many are on the ballot.
EVANSTON, Ill. --voters head to the polls, it's not just a ballot of candidates they will be choosing from. Voters will be asked to vote "yes" or "no" on a referendum that could change the way they vote in future municipal elections."Rank Choice Voting can make our politics more democratic and less divisive," said Alisa Kaplan, Reform for Illinois executive director. "It's great for voters because they can choose more than one candidate.
All first choice votes are tallied. If a candidate receives 50% plus one, that person is the winner. If not, the person with the fewest votes is dropped from the race and the votes are disturbed to the second choice.The referendum is backed by Reform for Illinois and the majority of Evanston's City Council, but not 8th Ward Alderman Devon Reed.
"There's been a lot of research to show that Rank Choice Voting can potentially decrease voter turnout, particularly among minority voters," Ald. Reed said.
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