New York City is using ranked choice voting in its Democratic mayoral primary. Here's how it works

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is using ranked choice voting in its Democratic mayoral primary election Tuesday, a system that takes some explaining, even for New Yorkers who have used it before.

Voters’ understanding of how ranked choice works could play a role in which candidate comes out on top in a race that features former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, progressive upstart Zohran Mamdani and several other current and former public officials, including City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and City Comptroller Brad Lander, who was arrested last week at an immigration court.

The system is based on a simple premise: Democracy works better if people aren’t forced to make an all-or-nothing choice with their vote.

Rather than pick just one candidate, voters get to rank several in order of preference. Even if a voter’s top choice doesn’t have enough support to win, their rankings of other candidates still play a role in determining the victor.

https://apnews.com/article/nyc-ranked-choice-voting-explained-bdf80be2a079c8573b4571adfc6f4015

[SoFlaBro]

1. MAGA won't do jack shit to help fucking make the voting process more accessible unless they get to continue shitting the

bed.

[Nittersing]

2. Peter Thiel LOVES RCV

So you know the oligarchs have figured out how to manipulate the outcome.

[Ocelot II]

3. We do it in Minneapolis. I haven't quite figured it out, and I don't know yet

whether it's an improvement over old way. A lot of people don't like our current mayor, but RCV hasn't been able to produce a better one.

[canetoad]

8. All Aussie elections, state and federal

Are "Preferential" ie. ranked choice. One wag said years ago that instead of electing the most popular, we elect the least loathed.

[JT45242]

4. It makes third party candidates viable

Without a binary choice, you could say vote for a third party candidate first and the Democrat second and put the criminal (any republican) last behind all other third parties.

It's led to forced coalition in Australia as in local races the third party candidate could win if enough people put the shittiest party towards the end of the ballot.

[SocialDemocrat61]

11. Must be why the Green Party supports it

[MichMan]

5. Does it make the lines go much slower?

I can see people taking a lot of time deciding who to pick for #2 ,3,4 etc.

[4139]

6. I think I like RCV primaries... Delphi decision making

Bring a consensus of Democratic voters picking the Democratic candidate

[SocialDemocrat61]

13. It's the best way to do primaries

Saves having to do run offs.

[bamagal62]

7. Is it ranked choice for all

The other NYC races? My daughter is voting tomorrow and it wasn’t clear when we looked at a sample ballot.

[electric_blue68]

9. Yes!!! NYC'r here.Voters Guide; has a Fill & Cut Out page where u Can Write your RC choices Out for the offices...

You can bring it with you. I did. 👍

I looked at my guide; plus listened to the first debate, then filled out the paper cut it out, and took it with me Sat for early voting.- We are having a severe heatwave from yesterday Subday (96f - 98f - 100f - 97f approximately) through Weds. So I went while it was about ?83f.

Hope this helps her! 🗳 👍🙂

[bamagal62]

10. Thanks!

[electric_blue68]

12. Yay! YW. I'm So Glad I could help!

Maybe she should bring a water bottle going to her voting place?

Good Luck to her in her travels bc of the high heat. 👍