Issue Position: Ranked Choice (Preferential) Voting

Issue Position

With preferential voting, you get to rank your preferences. This allows for greater choice when electing candidates. If you vote for a candidate that you truly believe in despite knowing that particular candidate is not very popular, you still have the chance to help elect a slightly more popular candidate that is closer to what you believe in. There are many types of preferential voting systems, but the two I'd like to focus on are the Instant Runoff Voting and the Borda Count. Under Instant Runoff Voting, if the candidate with the most #1 votes has a simple majority (at least 50% + 1 vote), then that candidate will win. If no candidate has a simple majority, the candidate with the least number of votes will be eliminated, and the #2 votes are distributed to their respective candidates. Under the Borda Count, candidates are assigned points based on their ranking, and the highest-scoring candidate wins.

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