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Alameda County's Official Website skipcoun <br />~~.org i Quick Links Citizens Business Government Emergencies <br />~ 3 <br />~~ ~ ~'~--~` '~~ <br />eg`t~r„ ~~ . ROV Home ~ Contact ROV ~ About ROV <br />vters_ C+aue M~l~c+d~n~~d <br />~:.~ . _ ... k.._ , <br />lections . Poll Workers Registration gr Voting~,~ Candidate Services a-Store <br />D o t i n g <br />Ranked-Choice Voting .,~,. ,~. <br />~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ <br />ttttt t <br />~~~ <br />Vote By Mail ... <br />V"otin made eas <br />~'' <br />Vote By Mail Ballot Tracking <br />Vote By Mail FAQ's Frequently Asked Questions <br />Videos <br /> What is ranked-choice voting? <br />Voting System <br /> Ranked-choice voting or 'instant run off voting,' allows voters to rank up to three candidates, in <br />Polling Place Lookup /Sample order of preference, when marking their ballots Ranked-choice voting eliminates the need for run- <br />Ballots offelections, and is approved for use in Berkeley, Oakland and San Leandro. <br />Provisional Ballot FAQ's <br />Language Assistance Who is elected using aranked-choice ballot? <br />Early Voting Berkeley voters use ranked-choice voting to elect the Mayor, members of the City Council, and <br /> the City Auditor. Oakland elects its Mayor, City Council members, City Attorney, and City Auditor <br /> using ranked-choice voting. San Leandro uses ranked-choice voting to elect its Mayor and City <br /> Council members. <br />How are ranked-choice votes counted? <br />With ranked-choice voting, if a candidate receives a majority (50%+1) of the first-choice votes <br />cast for that office, that candidate will be elected. However, if no candidate receives a majority of <br />the first-choice votes cast, an elimination process begins. The candidate who received the fewest <br />first-choice votes is eliminated. Next, each vote cast for that candidate will be transferred to the <br />voter's next-ranked choice among the remaining candidates. This elimination process will <br />continue until one candidate receives a majority and is deemed the winner. <br />How Do I Mark The Ranked-Choice Ballot? <br />The ranked-choice ballot card is designed in a side-by-side column format and lists the names of <br />all of the candidates in three repeating columns. This format allows a voter to select afirst-choice <br />candidate in the first column, asecond-choice candidate in the second column, and athird- <br />choice candidate in the third column. Voters will connect the head and tail of the arrow next to the <br />name of the candidate they choose. <br />Must I rank three candidates for each office? <br />No. A voter may-but is not required- to rank three choices for each office. If there are fewer than <br />three candidates for the same office, or to rank fewer than three candidates, you may leave any <br />remaining columns blank. <br />If I really want my first-choice candidate to win, should 1 rank the candidate as my first, <br />second and third choice? <br />No. Ranking a candidate more than once does not benefit the candidate. If a voter ranks one <br />candidate as the voter's first, second and third choice, it is the same as if the voter leaves the <br />second or third choice blank. In other words, if the candidate is eliminated that candidate is no <br />longer eligible to receive second or third choice votes. <br />Can I give candidates the same ranking? <br />No. If a voter gives more than one candidate the same ranking, the vote cannot be counted. Only <br />one candidate can represent the voter's first, second, or third choice. <br />:p://www. co. alameda. ca.us/rov/rcv/ <br />