What is ranked-choice voting? Which states use this process? And what are the pros and cons? POLITICOPro has the answers. Get up to speed on voting processes in the run-up to Election Day.
If one candidate does not initially win a majority, competitors with the fewest votes are eliminated from the race and their voters’ second choices are applied to the tallies of the remaining candidates until one candidate achieves a majority.
According to the group FairVote, two states have 2020 ballot initiatives to install a statewide ranked-choice system. Alaska’s Ballot Measure 2 would replace partisan primaries with an open primary in which the top four finishers advance to a ranked-choice general election, while Massachusetts’ Question 2 would retain partisan primaries but implement ranked-choice voting in both primaries and the general election starting in 2022.
Maine’s state Supreme Court voted on Sept. 8 to allow ranked-choice voting to appear on 2020 presidential election ballots but has not decided whether a ballot initiative challenging the use of ranked-choice voting will actually keep voters from selecting candidates that way.1. Voters rank their candidate preferences on ballots
Voters can choose to rank candidates, indicating on a ballot which person is their first choice, second choice, third choice, etc., for election to office.If one of the candidates receives more than 50 percent of the first-preference votes, that candidate wins the election.
In elections in which there are several candidates, ranked-choice voting allows voters to support like-minded competitors to defeat an unfavored candidate. Fractured opposition can result in an unfavored candidate winning an election even if most voters oppose them.Even if your first-choice candidate loses, your vote still counts toward electing a candidate of your choice.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
We Tried And Ranked Every Single Trader Joe's Frozen MealSo even your sad desk lunch can taste pretty great.
Read more »
It's the economy, stupid: Biden frames the choice as between Scranton and Park AvenueThe 2020 winner must rebuild an economy slammed by COVID-19. Trump has an edge but Biden seeks to be the Main Street choice to Wall Street's Trump.
Read more »
RuPaul Reminds Us to Vote for the Pro-Fracking Candidate of Our ChoiceThe Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced its Creative Arts Emmy winners this weekend, and Deadline reports that, for the fifth consecutive year, RuPaul has taken home the award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program.\n
Read more »
LeBron James Doesn’t Approve Of Lori Loughlin’s Prison Choice OptionLos Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James doesn’t like that former Full House star Lori Loughlin gets to choose which Big House she’ll be incarcerated in. On Friday, James posted on Insta…
Read more »