12 JUNE 10, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Make your choice
Aft er rolling out ranked-choice
voting in special elections in
Queens and the Bronx earlier
this year, it will be used across New
York City in the upcoming June 22
primary.
In fact, it has already had an impact
on how candidates have campaigned.
There have been fewer negative attacks
on opposing candidates, as candidates
fear possibly alienating another candidate’s
voter base.
It has also forced people to endorse
not only their first choices for an
elected offi ce but also their second
and sometimes even third choices for
the seat. The nature of ranked-choice
voting has shifted how campaigns
operate.
The race for mayor, for example, is
expected to be extremely close — with
no one candidate probably winning
more than 25 percent of the vote on
the fi rst-choice ballot. The candidate
who can garner the most second-choice
votes may come out on top.
It’s a unique race just in terms of
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Ranked-choice voting will be implemented in the June 22 primary elections. QNS fi le photo
how candidates are having to vie for
second-choice votes as well as fi rstplace
votes.
The reason ranked-choice voting
was implemented was so that voters
have more of a voice in who’s elected.
Being able to rank candidates allows
for voters to have more representation.
Voters can still just vote for one
candidate if they choose to. This is also
known as a bullet ballot.
In the end, ranked-choice voting is a
win for voters. Think of a normal election
where a candidate wins with, let’s
say, 37 percent of the vote. That leaves
63 percent of voters unsatisfi ed.
Ranked-choice voting helps remedy
that issue, giving voters more say,
which is always a positive — and giving
a majority of New Yorkers representatives
they can call their own.
Regardless of how you vote in the
June 22 primary, if you’re eligible to
participate in it, please do so.
Voting is not a civic duty exercised
once every four years. The local
elections count just as much as any
presidential election — and, in many
respects, are more impactful on our
daily lives.
We’re electing a new slate of executives
and representatives who will be
tasked with leading the city’s post-
COVID recovery, along with tackling
all other issues we take for granted
— from public safety to school curricula,
from rezoning to trash collection,
from road repair to public transit, and
everything in between.
Make your choice, and make it
count!
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