How Ranked Choice Voting Works in NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary

Understanding Ranked Choice Voting

• 🗳️ In the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, voters can rank up to five candidates in order of preference.
• 💡 The system aims to ensure a winner with over 50% of the vote.

The Vote Counting Process

• 📊 If a candidate doesn't secure over 50% of first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated.
• 🔄 The eliminated candidate's voters' second choices are then allocated to the remaining candidates.
• 🔁 This process of elimination and reallocation repeats until one candidate achieves more than 50% support.

Potential Election Outcomes

• ⏳ A winner might be determined on election night, or the final result could take up to a week to be announced.
• 📰 CBS News will provide coverage of the unfolding results from the data desk.