Ranked Choice Voting (Instant Runoff Voting)

Ranked Choice Voting, also known as Instant Runoff Voting, allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate wins an outright majority initially, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and their votes are redistributed to voters’ next choices. This process repeats until one candidate has more than half the votes, ensuring the winner has broad support. It promotes more expressive voting, reduces strategic voting, and encourages candidates to appeal to a wider range of voters. Overall, it aims to produce a more representative and consensus-based election outcome.