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Ranked choice voting (RCV), also known as instant runoff voting (IRV), in an election system that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. Voters have the option to rank candidates in order of preference: first, second, third and so forth. Ballots that do not help voters’ top choices win count for their next choice.

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Why does ranked-choice voting give such high preference to the second choice of the least-fa...

What's the rationale for giving that group disproportionate power in choosing the winning candidate? There is no rationale, because RCV was never designed to give voters equal power. Ranked Choice V …
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Ranked choice voting: Can a candidate who got dropped in early round come back in later rounds?

No, and this is the fundamental flaw in the instant runoff tabulation method that's promoted so heavily in the US. Advocates claim that it makes it safe to list your honest favorite as your first choi …
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What arguments are there against ranked-choice voting?

This problem can be solved by a system called ranked-choice voting, aka instant-runoff voting First off, there are multiple voting systems based on ranking your choices. The system you're describin …
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Who is the Condorcet winner of NYC's 2021 mayoral Democratic primary?

The 2021 mayoral primary in New York City was done using Instant Runoff Voting ("Ranked Choice Voting"). This system does not necessarily elect the Condorcet winner, if one exists. (The candidate who …
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