{"id":2004,"date":"2021-03-27T21:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T21:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rankthevotenyc.org\/?p=2004"},"modified":"2021-04-07T21:13:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T21:13:40","slug":"we-received-63-questions-about-ranked-choice-voting-here-are-some-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rankthevotenyc.org\/we-received-63-questions-about-ranked-choice-voting-here-are-some-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"We Received 63 Questions About Ranked Choice Voting. Here Are Some Answers."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rankthevotenyc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/63-Questions-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rankthevotenyc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/63-Questions-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rankthevotenyc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/63-Questions-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rankthevotenyc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/63-Questions-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rankthevotenyc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/63-Questions-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rankthevotenyc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/63-Questions-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2021\/3\/17\/22335796\/ranked-choice-voting-questions-answers-for-nyc\">https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2021\/3\/17\/22335796\/ranked-choice-voting-questions-answers-for-nyc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BY&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/authors\/rachel-holliday\">RACHEL HOLLIDAY SMITH<\/a>&nbsp;AND&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/authors\/allison-dikanovic\">ALLISON DIKANOVIC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"FXmJSg\">By now, you\u2019ve probably at least heard the phrase \u201cranked choice voting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"KMCrhZ\">But if our Civic Newsroom inbox is any indication, we\u2019re going to presume you want to know more about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fb8bQw\">We\u2019ve received dozens of requests (at least 63 by our latest count) for more on ranked choice voting and how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"R8gAZE\">We&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/22233558\/how-does-ranked-choice-voting-work-in-new-york-city\">wrote an article<\/a>&nbsp;that explains the basics. But we\u2019re going to break it down further and answer as many of your questions as possible. We\u2019ve enlisted the help of Sean Dugar, education campaign program director at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rankthevotenyc.org\/\">Rank the Vote<\/a>, and Deb Otis, senior research analyst at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairvote.org\/\">Fair Vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"NkDTp4\">First things first<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"kdIhyY\">You should know that ranked choice means that instead of picking only one candidate per race,<strong>&nbsp;you\u2019re going to rank each candidate by preference on your ballot<\/strong>, choosing your top five candidates in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"esNsBV\">Rank the Vote made&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RankTheVoteNYC\/status\/1370392764379246610?s=20\">this video<\/a>&nbsp;to show how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Have questions about how Ranked Choice Voting works? Learn more by watching Mahir&#39;s deli customers pick their favorite snack of the month, then try out the sample ballot on our website! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JqAQ9ZZ0pD\">https:\/\/t.co\/JqAQ9ZZ0pD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hNZV3gIxDw\">pic.twitter.com\/hNZV3gIxDw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rank The Vote NYC (@RankTheVoteNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RankTheVoteNYC\/status\/1370392764379246610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rCveRx\">So, why are we even using ranked choice voting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"WZPjpJ\">In short, proponents say it encourages more candidates to run and helps voters make choices more aligned with what they really want. Studies show that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairvote.org\/data_on_rcv#research_rcvrepresentation\">more women and people of color have won elections<\/a>&nbsp;in places that use ranked choice voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"K81JEu\">The system also virtually guarantees that the winning candidate was at least the second or third choice of a majority of the voters, which previously wasn\u2019t always the case. In the old system, someone could eventually become the mayor of New York even if they won as little as 40% of votes in the primary, as long as that was more than the other candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"SdKlWi\"><strong>Otis said:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cYou can vote for your favorite candidate as your top choice and consider the other ranking just backup choices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"U7SCcJ\">One thing, she said, is&nbsp;<strong>important for voters to know<\/strong>: \u201cIf you rank a backup choice, it will never hurt your first choice candidate. Your second choice will only count if your first choice candidate gets eliminated. If [your first choice candidate has] no chance of winning, then your vote still stays in play, and you can help your second choice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"l4Hh4B\"><strong>Note:&nbsp;<\/strong>This method will be used in New York\u2019s primary on&nbsp;<strong>June 22<\/strong>&nbsp;and in special elections, but will not be used in the general election in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"uWGGDu\">Also,&nbsp;<strong>RCV is used only for municipal offices like mayor, borough president and City Council<\/strong>, but will not be used in any district attorney races. (District attorneys technically occupy state offices, and are not included in the ranked choice voting change approved by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/New_York_City_Ballot_Question_1,_Elections_Charter_Amendment:_Ranked-Choice_Voting,_Vacancies,_and_City_Council_Redistricting_Timeline_(November_2019)\">city voters in 2019<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"8mHrFM\">Voters have already used ranked choice in the city \u2014 in two special elections in Queens held last month. And an early verdict is in:<strong>&nbsp;The vast majority of voters had no issues with it<\/strong>, according to an exit poll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"ZPF2fS\">Common Cause New York and Rank the Vote NYC conducted the<a href=\"http:\/\/readme.readmedia.com\/Common-Cause-NY-Rank-the-Vote-Release-Exit-Poll-on-Ranked-Choice-Voting-in-Queens\/17690146?utm_source=newswire&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=media_pr_emails\">&nbsp;poll<\/a>&nbsp;of more than 600 voters in the special elections in Council Districts 24 and 31, and found that more than 95% of voters found the ranked choice voting ballot simple to fill out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"zOJHKL\">Beyond the basics, you asked some really great questions about how this will all play out in New York.&nbsp;<strong>Here\u2019s what readers asked and here\u2019s what we learned:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Cw5DvX\">Under Ranked Choice Voting, a ballot may have a longer life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"7aTOWT\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em>In a large Democrat[ic] primary field of more than 25 [candidates] and the ability to choose only five candidates on my ballot, what happens to my vote if the five I choose are eliminated before a candidate gets 50% of the votes? From what I understand, I will no longer have a vote in the primary selection process.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"dZ7j22\"><strong>Here\u2019s the answer:&nbsp;<\/strong>If the five candidates you choose lose the race and are eliminated, your choices become \u201can exhausted ballot,\u201d Dugar said, and won\u2019t factor into the final outcome of the election. But voters should keep in mind that under ranked choice voting, exhausted ballots are much less common than in traditional elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Mt6FmA\">Why? In a traditional election, an exhausted ballot is any ballot that doesn\u2019t contain a vote for the winner. In a close race between two candidates, that can mean 49% of ballots are exhausted, or far more in a multi-candidate primary where the winning candidate didn\u2019t receive the majority of the votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"8Ky773\">Nationally, Dugar said the average rate of exhausted ballots using ranked choice voting is much lower, citing a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairvote.org\/data_on_rcv#research_ballotuse\">Fair Vote study<\/a>&nbsp;of 89 ranked choice races completed since 2004. In those contests, 11.1% of ballots were exhausted overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"UCuzsL\">Picking just one candidate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"aBuclC\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em>Do we have to pick a top five? What if we pick one?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"F1pNpb\">Your ballot will be counted, but here\u2019s why you should pick more than one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"DEs0yG\">\u201cYou can pick one. You can pick three. You can pick five. It\u2019s totally up to you,\u201d Dugar said. But bear in mind:&nbsp;<strong>The more people you list, \u201cthe longer your ballot works for you,\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"XFZ6fY\">\u201cIf you only pick two people, and your two people are gone, or lose, then your ballot is exhausted,\u201d he said. If you like five candidates in a race, it\u2019s better to rank in all five slots. (Yes, we know there are a lot of candidates. Check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2021\/3\/9\/22321218\/who-is-running-for-nyc-city-council-in-your-district\">City Council map<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/22233474\/the-race-for-nyc-mayor-whos-running-to-run-this-town-in-2021\">mayoral candidates<\/a>&nbsp;to read up.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"rfqJl9\"><strong>Otis said:&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cIf there is a whole group of candidates that you choose not to rank, that\u2019s like saying that you don\u2019t have any preference between those remaining candidates. So go ahead and rank as many as you have preferences about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"N6UF6r\">Skipping a slot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fxjR0B\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em>What happens if I skip ranking? i.e voting for three different people in positions first, second and fourth?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Dqf1bU\"><strong>Here\u2019s the answer:&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cIf you skip a ranking, your rankings will be moved up. So, if you skipped third, then your fourth ranking automatically becomes your third ranking,\u201d Dugar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"N2z7h7\">There are a few scenarios where your ballot will be rejected \u2014 such as if you fill out more than one candidate for first choice, for example. But instructions on the top of the ballot will describe the correct way, Dugar said. If you want to be sure you know how to fill out the ballot, both&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rankthevotenyc.org\/#practiceBallot\">Rank the Vote<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyccfb.info\/nyc-votes\/ranked-choice-voting\/\">Campaign Finance Board<\/a>&nbsp;have sample ballots so you can get a feel for what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jdESd5\">Is there a strategy when it comes to RCV?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"95mbgp\"><em>\u201cI would like to learn about ranked choice voting strategy \u2026 If I hate a candidate, should they be my last rank, or left off? If I love a candidate, but think another has a better shot at winning, how should my ranks stack up?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"MzlzME\"><strong>Here\u2019s the answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cNever vote for someone you hate,\u201d Dugar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"0nKY5A\">\u201cWe like to say: the first choice is the candidate you love. Your second choice is the candidate that you like. Your third and fourth choice is the candidate you like slightly less. And your fifth choice is the candidate you can stand,\u201d Dugar added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"gjqRFs\">A good way to think about it is: Let\u2019s say you really don\u2019t like strawberry ice cream. If your friend was going to the grocery store and asked you what ice cream flavor they should pick up for you, you\u2019d maybe tell them to pick up mint chip, and if they don\u2019t have mint chip, pick up pistachio or chocolate. But you\u2019d never tell them to pick up strawberry if those other three flavors are sold out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"rA89Xp\"><strong>\u201cIf you don\u2019t want that person in office, you don\u2019t vote for them,\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;Dugar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"KRO2wK\">Is Ranked Choice Voting a version of \u201cThe Hunger Games\u201d?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"LrKzu5\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em>What are some of the nuances of Ranked Choice Voting? I know the basics, but I\u2019ve heard about ways the system can be manipulated by candidates who form \u2018Hunger Games\u2019-like alliances against a common enemy. Is that true?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"ImYrKj\"><strong>Here\u2019s the answer:&nbsp;<\/strong>Yes! That happens \u201call the time,\u201d Dugar said, most typically by candidates who share interests or values who team up to tell voters to rank them at the top of the ballot to ensure \u201csomeone within that group of candidates at least gets close to winning\u201d if not wins outright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"IyGuAd\">Dugar calls it the \u201cunderdog strategy.\u201d In jurisdictions where ranked choice voting has already been implemented, it often happens where female or Black candidates band together to ensure better representation in office. Or, sometimes it manifests as an issue-based coalition, such as among candidates who believe in serving homeless people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"iNkuVC\">Otis pointed to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/san-francisco-election-board-of-supervisors-results-2020\/7814078\/\">local election in San Francisco<\/a>&nbsp;as a good&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairvote.org\/election_day_roundup_2020\">example of this<\/a>. Two Chinese-American candidates running in the same race decided to co-endorse each other because they didn\u2019t agree on everything, but wanted to make sure the Chinese-American community was represented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"ICxDip\">\u201cOne of those candidates ended up winning in a very narrow victory, and it looks like a lot of it was because the community came together and was able to vote for both of those candidates,\u201d Otis said. \u201cIn our old system, probably neither of them would have won because they would have split up their community of support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"1xpQAu\">Otis said ranked choice voting prevents candidates from splitting the vote within a party: \u201cIn [the old] system, if two similar candidates are running in the race, they worry that they will split the vote, and neither of them can win. But in ranked choice voting, these folks can both have their ideas out there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tOb14L\">What candidates does RCV benefit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"naxldD\">Two readers asked similar questions:&nbsp;<em>\u201cWhich candidates will be helped by ranked choice voting?\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>and<em>&nbsp;\u201cDo projections indicate that ranked choice is likely to make the winner more moderate or more progressive?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"2cQpc4\">\u201cBecause we are getting rid of a second election \u2014 a runoff election \u2014 that<strong>&nbsp;ranked choice voting helps those who traditionally are less able to raise money,\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;Dugar said. \u201cThat, traditionally, is people of color and women.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"UWA40H\">So far, \u201cit does tend to bend more toward the progressive side,\u201d he said, but it\u2019s not inherent to the ranked choice voting system. It\u2019s because of the system favoring those who can \u201cbuild a broad coalition based on issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"V6IkN8\">Otis said a candidate\u2019s success in ranked choice voting has less to do with ideology than it does with being able to connect to the most voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"EDJswZ\">\u201cOur old system encourages candidates to use divisive campaigning and just energize one particular base and hope that that\u2019s enough to scrape by,\u201d she said. \u201c<strong>Ranked choice voting creates incentive to reach out to a broader group of the electorate<\/strong>, so the candidate who wins is going to be someone who connected with a lot of New Yorkers, not just one small part of the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Nex7Tb\">Reminder in The Bronx!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"UACk5F\">Live in The Bronx? A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vote.nyc\/page\/bronx-11th-and-15th-council-districts-special-election\">special election is coming up on March 23<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 and early voting has begun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"TOMKz5\">Voters in Council District 11 and 15 are eligible to vote.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2021\/1\/28\/22255494\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-special-elections-in-the-bronx-and-queens\">We wrote this guide about the special elections<\/a>&nbsp;so you can get up to speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"2jEsUs\"><strong>District 11<\/strong>&nbsp;covers Bedford Park, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Riverdale, Van Cortlandt Village, Wakefield and Woodlawn Heights;&nbsp;<strong>District 15<\/strong>&nbsp;encompasses Bedford Park, Fordham, Mount Hope, Bathgate, Belmont, East Tremont, West Farms, Van Nest, Allerton and Olinville in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"H7THMn\">Got some time? Here are a few campaign events this week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Wednesday March 17 at 5:30 p.m. \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vocal.ourpowerbase.net\/civicrm\/event\/register?reset=1&amp;id=3155\">VOCAL NY: A Caring and Compassionate Mayoral Candidate Forum<\/a><\/li><li>Thursday March 18 at 5 p.m. \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZEvcOurqT4oEtOwf70l0ImLuxmyXtHGuLPh\">Climate Jobs and Justice Mayoral Candidate Forum<\/a>&nbsp;hosted by the Climate Works for All Coalition<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"UPlTBt\">Speaking of events, thanks to everyone who virtually attended the first round of the Civic Newsroom community meetings in Brownsville, Mott Haven, Flushing and the larger citywide gathering. If you missed them, don\u2019t worry. We\u2019ll be back with another round at the beginning of April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tgIFQ9\">What are your election questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"sd4Gxv\">If you have any questions about the election process, the candidates or any other information when it comes to voting in New York, let us know by replying to this email or sending a note to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:civicnewsroom@thecity.nyc\"><strong>civicnewsroom@thecity.nyc<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"U6Qp4l\">What we\u2019re reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>City Limits found out how many times the mayoral front runners&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/citylimits.org\/2021\/03\/15\/nycs-mayoral-candidates-are-asking-you-to-show-up-at-the-polls-did-they\/\">have voted in their lives<\/a>. Spoiler: Scott Stringer has hardly missed a ballot.<\/li><li>City Limits also checked in on where the mayoral candidates stand on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/citylimits.org\/2021\/03\/10\/what-new-york-citys-mayoral-candidates-are-saying-about-immigration\/\">immigration<\/a>.<\/li><li>The New York Times has the scoop on billionaire Stephen Ross\u2019 effort to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/09\/nyregion\/stephen-ross-mayor-money.html\">sway the mayoral race<\/a>.<\/li><li>THE CITY took a look at Andrew Yang\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2021\/3\/10\/22324450\/andrew-yang-donated-to-manhattan-charter-school-nyc\">record on charter schools<\/a>&nbsp;and mayoral candidates\u2019 take on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2021\/3\/14\/22318421\/staten-island-hospital-help-from-nyc-mayoral-candidates\">public hospital help for Staten Island<\/a>.<\/li><li>Gothamist reminded voters in The Bronx Council Districts 11 and 15 that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/early-voting-starts-hotly-contested-11th-15th-council-district-special-elections\">early voting started<\/a>&nbsp;for their special elections \u2014 and dug into how the elections could mark the start of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/bronx-special-election-could-establish-new-political-dynasty\">a new political dynasty for the borough<\/a>.<\/li><li>THE CITY found that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2021\/3\/16\/22335115\/worlds-richest-woman-walmart-fortune-bronx-city-councilelection\">the world\u2019s richest woman<\/a>&nbsp;is putting her money to work in the District 15 race.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve received dozens of requests (at least 63 by our latest count) for more on ranked choice voting and how it works.","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,14],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>We Received 63 Questions About Ranked Choice Voting. 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