Kelleen Potter, executive director, Utah Ranked Choice Voting: 'With ranked choice voting, every vote counts and the winning candidate must secure a majority of votes, guaranteeing that the winning candidate represents a majority of voters.'
A voter casts a ballot at the Salt Lake County Government Center, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.Several elected officials have expressed concerns aroundto replace the vacancy in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District. Speed, cost and ensuring a majority winner are some of the concerns that have been voiced from officials, including House Speaker Brad Wilson and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall.
To help address these concerns in future elections, it’s time to consider ranked choice voting. Ranked choice voting is not new. It has been used successfully in many cities, states and countries, including 20 Utah cities. It is a nonpartisan voting method that makes elections better, faster and cheaper.Instead of choosing only one candidate, ranked choice voting gives voters the option to rank all candidates according to their preference .
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