But with RCV, backup choices give you more power. If your first choice is eliminated early in the count, your vote moves to your second choice — and so on. If you only rank one person and they’re ...

And if your No. 1 pick is eliminated, then your No. 2 choice gets counted as your vote. This continues until there are only two candidates left, and the candidate with the most votes wins.

Colorado is ready for the real choice that comes with ranked-choice voting. Re: “Colorado isn’t ready for ranked-choice voting, yet,” Oct. 20 editorial and “Think your ballot was ...

If your candidate is still in the race, your vote stays with them. If they’re knocked out, your vote simply counts for your second choice. The “instant runoff” continues until someone wins 50%.

Here are five takeaways from New York City’s second experience with ranked-choice voting, and how it helped Zohran Mamdani ...

Ranked choice voting could decide which party controls the US House. How does it work? Two states and the nation’s largest city will pick winners in November using ranked choice voting, an ...

An uncommon system of voting could be central to which party controls the House. In Maine and Alaska, voters in competitive congressional districts will elect a winner this fall using ranked choice… ...

An uncommon system of voting could be central to which party controls the U.S. House this fall — or even the presidency. In Maine and Alaska, voters in competitive congressional districts will ...

Alaska adopted ranked choice voting in 2022 for statewide elections. It has an open primary that allows citizens to vote for any candidate, with the top four vote-getters appearing on the final ...

FILE - A clerk hands a ballot to a voter on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Lewiston, Maine. Maine uses a ranked-choice voting system for some of its election races.

If your candidate is still in the race, your vote stays with them. If theyre knocked out, your vote simply counts for your second choice. The "instant runoff" continues until someone wins 50%.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An uncommon system of voting could be central to which party controls the U.S. House this fall — or even the presidency. In Maine and Alaska, voters in competitive ...