As the dynamic in the New York Mayoral Primary shows, ranked-choice voting disadvantages polarizing candidates
In this year’s primary for New York City mayor, two candidates who were attracting similar followings endorsed each other. Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is why. Let’s take a look at how RCV has affected past elections and how it’s likely to affect future voting. Ranked-choice voting has already affected US elections In a ranked-choice voting system,…