The Fight Over Ranked-Choice Voting in New York City

The largest ranked-ballot rollout <a href="https://www.voteguy.com/2021/06/10/new-york-city-is-the-largest-rollout-of-ranked-ballots-in-human-history/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">ever</a> will occur on June 22, when New York City’s registered Democrats use ranked-choice voting (RCV) in their nominating primaries. (Note: early voting has been underway since June 12, and some special elections already have been RCV.) Eyes are on the mayoral race, and nobody can say who will win. That’s because the field is <a href="https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/nyc-mayor-2021-adams-stays-ahead-but-rank-choice-voting-closes-gap-for-wiley-and-garcia" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">fragmented</a>, and voters’ <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/18/opinion/nyc-mayoral-election-ballot.amp.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">lower rankings</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mcpli/status/1405184517988667392?s=21" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">remain</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mattgrossmann/status/1404631921125203968?s=21" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">unpredictable</a>. One thing can be predicted, however: a three-way fight over what the outcome means. Nothing said here is meant to hurt feelings. <a href="https://www.rcvresources.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Good</a> <a href="https://www.wearedemocracyrising.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">people</a> are working hard to make sure voters understand the system. <a href="https://medium.com/3streams/the-fight-over-ranked-choice-voting-in-new-york-city-939bda14093d">Website</a>