Rank-Choice Voting

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Strengths and Advantages Let's voters choose their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

choices all at one time.

Avoids the cost and trouble of a runoff election in most cases.

Still elects the most wanted candidate.

Here is how it works

Voters vote for 3 choices:

1st 2nd 3rd

Counting the 1st choice votes 20 voters

6 voted for

9 voted for

5 voted for

No one got 11 or more votes.

11 or more is more than 50% of votes.

Counting the 2nd choice votesChoice 1 winner has 9 votes.Voters didn't get their 1st choiceTheir number 2 choices were.

0 vote

6votes

5votes

0votes

New totals =9 votes 6 votes 5 votes

Still no one with 11 or more votes.

Counting the 3rd choice votes Choice 2 winner has 9 votes.

10 voters didn't get their 1st or 2nd choice.

Has 6 choice 3 votes left.

Has 5 choices left.

0 votes

6 votes

5votes

0votes

New totals = 9 + 5 = 14 votes 6 votes 0 votes

Now we have a winner.

+

=

Choice of winner

Winner has 14 votes!!!!