Opinion: New developments in SF Supervisor races and a Defense of Ranked Choice Voting
Sep 6, 2023
1 min read
BeyondChron editor Randy Shaw defends San Francisco's ranked choice voting against what he calls unfair criticism. He notes that RCV replaced low-turnout runoffs that were disproportionately decided by white homeowners, and that it saves cities the cost of those runoffs. Shaw argues that results critics call confusing, like Oakland's 2022 mayor's race, really reflect campaigns that failed to win second-choice support.
