In the News
April 19, 2022
This article by Elizabeth Ireland was published in The Times of San Diego. It references RepresentWomen's research on ranked choice voting. Read an excerpt below.
Advocates for ranked choice voting gathered outside City Hall Tuesday to urge the San Diego City Council to place a measure on the November general election ballot giving voters the option to choose the voting system.
Such a ballot initiative — if passed by voters — would change the election system to advance five candidates, instead of just two, to the general election. In general, voters would have the option to rank as many candidates as they like in order of preference. If a candidate receives more than half of the first choices in any race, that candidate wins, just like in a traditional election.
If there is no majority winner after counting first choices, the race would be decided by an “instant runoff.” The candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voters who picked that candidate as their first choice will have their votes count for their second choice. This process continues until there’s a majority winner.
Ranked choice voting has been adopted by several big cities including New York City, San Francisco and Santa Fe, and statewide in Alaska and Maine.
Read the complete article here.
