Ranked-choice voting (RCV)

RCV is a voting system that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. Instead of just voting for one candidate, voters rank their preferences from first to last. The votes are then counted and a candidate who has more than 50% of the first-choice votes is declared the winner. If no candidate has more than 50% of the first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes is eliminated, and their votes are redistributed to the remaining candidates based on the voters’ second choices.

Advantages

• Ensures that the winning candidate has the support of a majority of voters.
• Reduces the impact of negative campaigning.
• Allows voters to vote for third-party or independent candidates.

Disadvantages

• Can be more complicated for voters to understand and use.
• Can take longer to count the votes and declare a winner.
• Can still result in a candidate winning without receiving a majority of first-choice votes.

Despite these disadvantages, RCV has been gaining popularity in recent years, with several cities and states in the United States adopting it for local elections.

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