Oct. 25 (UPI) — Ranked choice voting will appear on the ballot in six states and Washington on Nov. 5, possibly changing how those states administer elections.
Voters in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, D.C., will vote on propositions to adopt ranked choice voting for primaries, local, state and federal elections. Missouri will vote on an amendment to pre-empt and effectively ban ranked choice voting. Alaska will vote on repealing ranked choice voting after approving it in the 2020 election.
Ranked choice voting tasks voters with selecting their preferences for office in order. A candidate must receive more than 50% of the first-choice votes to win.
If a candidate does not receive 50% of the vote in the first ballot, the election moves through rounds, eliminating the candidate that earned the fewest votes, until a candidate reaches the 50% threshold, making second place votes critical in determining who moves on.
Voters may still choose to select only one candidate.