One supporter of ranked-choice voting says it forces candidates to “establish common ground with people who might not support them as their first choice.”
OAKLAND — Can’t decide on just one candidate from the 10 running to be the city’s next mayor after Libby Schaaf leaves office? This year, you can give a nod to half of them.
In the crowded Oakland mayoral race, candidates have tried to capitalize on the format. Last week, council members Loren Taylor and Treva Reid urged their respective supporters to rank them first- and second-choice, regardless of which one voters prefer. “Explicit cross-endorsement is one strategy” to secure more votes, said Rob Richie, the CEO of FairVote, an advocacy group that promotes the format. “But the general, good, strategy is to establish common ground with people who might not support them as their first choice.”
In other cities and counties where a voter gets to choose only one candidate, a larger group might rely on runoff races between the top-two vote-getters if no one wins a clear majority right away.
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