'Opponents of the idea say it is too complicated, but ranking candidates...does not take much effort — people list their favorites all the time in other venues,' writes KyleSammin, making a case for ranked-choice voting in next year's mayoral election.
but repealed it in 1945. The city brought it back in its most recent mayoral election in 2021, when 13 Democrats ran for mayor.the new system: “Instead of casting a single vote for a single candidate, voters in a ranked-choice system select a set number of candidates in order of preference. In New York’s mayoral primary, voters will be allowed to choose up to five.
It’s something like having a convention, only all in one vote — that’s why this system is sometimes called “instant runoff voting.” Opponents of the idea say it is too complicated, but ranking candidates one through five or even one through 10 does not take much effort — people list their favorites all the time in other venues. And while the counting takes longer, that is also not something new to our political process.
. It makes especially good sense in primaries: In a general election, many partisans would not even give a last place vote to a member of the opposing party, but in a primary, voters often would be happy with any one of a number of candidates from the same party. No process is perfect, but a consensus choice would ensure that Philadelphia has a mayor who represents more of the people.
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