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What is ranked choice voting? A political scientist explains

  • Written by Joshua Holzer, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
imageAbsentee ballots for the New York City mayoral primary, which used ranked-choice voting, are counted.AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

Ranked choice voting is on the rise in the United States, with nearly two dozen places now using the system for various offices including, most recently, New York City for its mayoral primary elections.

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