The new ranked-choice voting system in New York City will be put to use in determining the winner of a recent race for city council member in Far Rockaway, Queens.
Currently, Selvena Brooks-Powers had about 38% of the vote while Pesach Osina had about 35%.
None of the candidates running in the special election received at least 50% of the votes, prompting the election workers to count voters’ second choices for the office.
Under the ranked-choice voting system, voters chose as many or as few candidates they like, and list them in order of preference. If no one person outright wins a 50% majority, the Board of Elections moves the race to Round Two. The person with the least votes will be knocked out, and the people who voted for that person as their first-place choice will have their second choices counted, and added to the count of those candidates. The process of removing the person with the least votes and redistributing their votes continues until a candidate passes the 50% threshold.
All other New Yorkers will vote by ranked-choice for the first time during the June primaries, including the nominees for mayor.
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