How will my vote be counted?

Here's an example of how the votes are counted in each round

View full size image of In single winner ranked-choice voting, a candidate that passes 50% of the mark is elected. In this example, Candidate A (in purple) receives over 50% of the votes.

View full size image of In single winner ranked-choice voting, a candidate that passes 50% of the mark is elected. In this example, no one receives over 50% but Candidate E receives the least amount of votes so they are eliminated.

View full size image of In single winner ranked-choice voting, a candidate that passes 50% of the mark is elected. In this examples, no one reached the 50% mark so one candidate is eliminated and their votes go to voters' next choice.

View full size image of In single winner ranked-choice voting, a candidate that passes 50% of the mark is elected. In this examples, no one reached the 50% mark so one candidate is eliminated and their votes go to voters' next choice.

View full size image of In single winner ranked-choice voting, a candidate that passes 50% of the mark is elected. In this examples, no one reached the 50% mark so one candidate is eliminated and their votes go to voters' next choice.

View full size image of In single winner ranked-choice voting, a candidate that passes 50% of the mark is elected. In this examples, no one reached the 50% mark so one candidate is eliminated and their votes go to voters' next choice.

View full size image of In this round, candidate C has been eliminated and their votes have shifted to Candidates B and F.

View full size image of In single winner ranked-choice voting, a candidate that passes 50% of the mark is elected. In this examples, no one reached the 50% mark so one candidate is eliminated and their votes go to voters' next choice.

View full size image of In single winner ranked-choice voting, a candidate that passes 50% of the mark is elected.

How is my vote counted in a multi-winner ranked choice voting election?

• Any candidate receiving more than 25% of the votes is declared a winner.
• If any candidate has received more votes than required to win, their extra votes are shifted to those voters' next choice.
• If no winner is determined in a round, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and any votes for that candidate are shifted to those voters' next choice.
• A new round begins, and this continues until three candidates have received over 25% of the vote. The winners are declared.

Note: "Multi-winner Ranked Choice Voting" is also known as "Single Transferable Vote," "Proportional Ranked Choice Voting," or "Sequential Ranked Choice Voting."

Here's an example of how the votes are counted in each round

View full size image of In multi-winner ranked-choice voting, a candidate that gets 25%+ of the mark is elected.

View full size image of In multi-winner ranked-choice voting, a candidate that gets 25%+ of the mark is elected.

View full size image of In multi-winner ranked-choice voting, a candidate that gets 25%+ of the mark is elected.

View full size image of In multi-winner ranked-choice voting, a candidate that gets 25%+ of the mark is elected.

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