Despite ranking multiple candidates, voters still only get one vote in each race; it simply depends on which candidates they ranked in what order, and who is still left in the running.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Following the Nov. 8 General Election, the Division of Elections is wrapping up with ballot counting and set to finalize results Wednesday afternoon in an election featuring multiple races that have garnered national attention.
So how does RCV tabulation actually work? It starts with ranked-choice voting election system, which voters put into place during the 2020 general election. Supporters maintain it allows voters to rank multiple candidates in order of preference so that the candidate with the strongest overall support wins, and it supports civil campaigning. Opponents have said it’s too complicated, delays results, and can lead to a loss, even for the person who at one point may have had the most votes.
For the first round, the DOE tallies each ballot and counts every voter’s first-choice candidate. Once all ballots are tallied, the DOE goes through the counts to see if any candidate has garnered 50% of the vote, plus one vote. If this is the case, the candidate wins, and the counting ends. It has not yet been determined if all three races will need to utilize RCV. If they do, however, these candidates would be eliminated in the second round.
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