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Baffled by the mayor’s race? Here's how to be a tactical ranked-choice voter
16 oct 2024
Ranked-choice voting works as a powerful system that narrows a crowded field of candidates through a series of computer-assisted instant runoffs.
“Here’s my suggestion: Rank as many candidates as you can of these top five. It’s important to know that your lower rankings cannot hurt your top one; you stay with your top choice provided that person is not eliminated. But if your candidate does get sent home, your vote switches to your next choice. You’re still in the race.”
Read the op-ed at https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/10/16/how-to-be-a-tactical-ranked-choice-voter/
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