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WHAT IS RANKED=CHOICE VOTING? <br />Ranked-Choice Voting (also known as instant <br />runoff voting) allows voters to rank a first, <br />second and third choice candidate for a single <br />office. This makes ifnossible to elecflocal <br />officials ~y majority vote without the need for <br />a separate run-ofEelection. <br />WHO IS ELECTED USING RCV? <br />Starting in November 2010, voters in <br />Berkeley, Oakland and San .Leandro will use <br />Ranked-Choice Voting to elect most local <br />officials. Ranked-Choice Voting .does not affect <br />the election of County, State and federal <br />officials or the approval oc rejection of ballot <br />measures. <br />HOW DOES RCV WORK? <br />T t rt IIfi t h t t d <br />r <br />THE RANKED-CHOICE VOTING BALLOT <br />This brochure shows a sample Ranked-Choice <br />Voting Ballot. To review the official ballot for the <br />November 2, 2010 Election, please see your <br />voter information pamphlet or'go online to <br />www.acgov.org/rov <br />o s a , a rs c oice vo es are coupe HOW TO FIND OUT MORE <br />Any candidate who receives more than 50% For more information on Ranked-Choice Voting, <br />of the first choice is declared the winner. if please contact the Registrar of Voters Office. <br />no candidate receives more than 50% of the <br />first choice votes, a process of eliminating Alameda County <br />candidates and transferring votes begins: Registrar of Voters <br /> 1225 Fallon Street, Room G-1 <br />• First, the candidate who received the fewest Oakland, Ca. 94612 <br />number of first choice votes is eliminated <br />from the race.. English: (510) 272-6973 <br />• Second, voters who selected the eliminated Spanish: (510) 272-6975 <br />candidate as their first choice will have their Chinese: (510) 208-9665 <br />vote transferred to their second choice. <br />• Third, all the votes are recounted V[SIT OUR. WEBSITE AT: <br /> www.acgov.org/rov/rcv <br />• Faurth, if any candidate receives more thin <br />50% of the votes, he or she is declared. the <br />winner. If no candidate receives more than <br />50% of the votes, the process of eliminating <br />candidates and transferring votes is repeated * *. <br />Ra n ItC ~- Ch o i ceUot~ ng <br />until one candidate has a winning majority. vo~~~g made easy. <br />J~~~ O F q ~ q~~ <br />0 0 <br />~ a <br />Voters <br />O~~1FORaP <br />