Rank the Vote, NYC Council Candidates Launch RCV Week of Action

NEW YORK, NY (01/24/2021) (readMedia)-- As voters in Council District 24 head to the polls for the first Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) election in New York City, a dozen candidates running for New York City Council across the five boroughs will launch a Ranked Choice Voting Week of Action. The candidates, including some who are running for the same seat, will hold forums and workshops, table at subway stations, and more, all week to inform voters about the new way to vote.

RCV allows voters the opportunity to either rank up to five candidates in order of preference or vote for just one like they always have. If no one wins with a majority (more than 50 percent), the candidate that came in last is defeated and voters' second choice votes get counted and so on until the top vote-getter of the final two is declared the winner. RCV will apply to primaries and special elections for all local offices including City Council, Borough President, Comptroller, Public Advocate and Mayor. Voters overwhelmingly passed RCV in the fall of 2019, with 74 percent of the vote.