Join neighbors in the south towns to view the film “Majority Rules” which will be followed by a discussion panel talking about this type of voting. Neither of the major parties is in favor of this, but that may be because it takes the decision making power for who will be on the ticket away from them and gives it back to the people.
Ranked choice voting (RCV) is an election method in which voters rank candidates for an office in order of their preference (first choice, second choice, third choice, and so on). Ranking candidates is different from simply selecting one candidate or what is known as plurality voting. If a candidate receives more than half of the first choices, that candidate wins, just like in any other election. However, if there is no majority winner after counting the first choices, the race is decided by an instant runoff. The candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voters who ranked that candidate as their first choice will have their votes count for their next choice. This process continues until a majority winner, a candidate with more than half of the vote, wins
