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Opinion: Ranked choice voting can save San Jose taxpayers millions

May 26
1 min read

Cal RCV volunteer and longtime San Jose resident Jay Shuler argues that ranked choice voting would let San Jose eliminate its standalone runoff elections, which cost the city millions and draw far lower turnout. Consolidating the process into a single RCV election would cut costs while producing more representative results. He points to other California cities where RCV has streamlined elections.


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