WHAT IS RANKED
CHOICE VOTING?
Ranked choice voting is a nonpartisan electoral reform that gives voters the freedom to rank candidates in order of choice. Ranked choice voting eliminates the need for run-off elections.
Rank candidates how you see fit
Instead of choosing ONE candidate, ranked choice voting allows voters to rank all candidates according to their preference (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.).
In each round of ranked choice voting, the candidate with the lowest number of votes is eliminated. When a voter's number one choice is eliminated, their second choice is included in the count for the second round. This process continues until the final round.
This year Lehi will count their primary election ranked-choice ballots from “The Bottom Up.” This is a little different than usual, but it doesn’t change anything for you, the voter.
Bottoms Up Counting works like this:
Lehi has 17 candidates running for city council, and the top 6 candidates will progress to the general election.
When all the ballots have been collected, the candidates will have the tally of all the ballots for which they have received first-choice votes. Here is where the term “bottoms up” comes from: The lowest vote-getter will then be eliminated. The votes from the eliminated candidate will then be awarded to their second-choice candidates. If a ballot does not have any other candidate ranked, then the ballot is not redistributed. This process continues until we have our six candidates who will advance to the general election.
Why does this matter to you, the voter? It matters because ranking your candidates from your favorite to your least favorite helps you get winners more likely to align with your preferences.
The most important vote is obviously whomever you pick as your 1st choice; but, you can rank as many as you like, even ALL of them! If your first choice doesn’t end up in the final 6, then your vote will still count towards one of your next highest-ranked candidates if they are still in the running.
VOTE! Tell us what YOU think?
Do you prefer ranking candidates or would you rather pick just one?