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Rank Your Vote

Were considering changing
Candidates

Joe Smith

Zhao Liu

Jean Dupont
1st
Choice
2nd
Choice
3rd
Choice

the way London Votes.

The City of London is exploring Claims made for Ranked Choice

the option to use Ranked Choice Voting
Voting. This is a system that has Reduces strategic voting
been used around the world to Reduces negative campaigning
tally votes on voting day. Instead The winning candidate may better
of voting for only one candidate, reflect the desires of the majority of
you can choose up to three the voters
candidates in order of preference. Encourages more candidates to remain
in the race until voting day without the
How Does Ranked Choice Voting threat of vote splitting between like-
Work? minded candidates

Voters rank the candidates in order of Claims made against Ranked Choice
preference on the ballot Voting
1st choice, Candidates
1st
Choice
2nd
Choice
3rd
Choice There is no proven and tested method
2nd choice, and
DUPONT, Jean of tabulating Ranked Choice ballots in
LIU, Zhao
an Ontario election
SMITH, Joe
3 choice.
rd
Results could take longer to determine
Determining a Winner Developing new technology and
To win, its not enough to get the most creating new ballots will raise the cost
votes. Instead, the candidate who of the election
receives 50% plus one of the votes wins.
This is achieved through a process of
elimination.

Give Us Your Feedback!

Online: By Mail: Public Participation Meeting:
Engage.london.ca Elections Office, City Hall City Hall
300 Dufferin Avenue April 22, 2017
London, ON N6A 4L9 11 a.m.
Rank Your Vote Candidates

Joe Smith

Zhao Liu

Jean Dupont
1st
Choice
2nd
Choice
3rd
Choice

1st How does Ranked Choice

Voting work?
2nd
Voters rank the candidates in order of
preference on the ballot
3rd 1st choice, 2nd choice, and 3rd choice.

How is a winner
declared?
All of the first-choice
votes are added up.

What happens if no winner How can a candidate be

can be declared? declared the winner?
The candidate with the fewest votes 50% plus one of the votes,

50%
is eliminated. A new count begins. the candidate is declared the
winner.
The ballots that ranked the
eliminated candidate as the first
choice, are now counted again
but plus one of
the votes
this time using the next
candidate choice.
This process is repeated
NO YES WINNER
until a winner can be declared
with 50% plus one of the vote.

50%

Elections Office | City Hall, 300 Dufferin Avenue, London

ph. 519-661-4535, TTY 519-661-4500, Fax 519-661-4892 London.ca/Elections