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TODAY: Ranked Choice Voting Ensures Your Vote Counts More Than Ever

New York City’s mayoral election taking place today is a pivotal inflection point for Boro Park, and all of New York City. In this election, the concept of Ranked Choice Voting, (sometimes referred to as RCV), has been introduced.

 What do I need to do differently?

 Rather than everyone casting one vote for one candidate as in the past, voters “rank” their choices for mayor in the order of preference (see the accompanying image of this election’s ballot).

 One fills in the circle in column 1, next to his most preferred candidate; fill in the circle in column 2 next to your second most preferred candidate; fill in the circle in column 3 next to the name of your third most preferred candidate; the circle in column # 4 next to the name of your fourth most preferred candidate, and the circle in column # 5 of your least preferred candidate.

 What does this change?

 If the candidate with the most votes does not receive 50% of the votes, there is a second round of counting. All the votes from the candidate with the least votes are not lost—rather, they’re allocated to the candidate whom the voter ranked as their second choice. This process is repeated until a candidate gets 50%, and is then declared the winner.

 Through this system, voters have the ability to make their mark even if their #1 choice didn’t win—because their second choice is counted as well, and that candidate may end up getting 50%, and your second choice vote will have helped put him there.

 Editorial comment: This change is all the more reasons for Boro Park residents to get out and vote at a time when our votes have never been more crucial, and when they will count most, bringing much-needed change to our city, our neighborhood, and our community. 


Chumesh Seudah at the Belz Cheider in Boro Park
  • Jun 22 2021
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  • 5:32 AM

Photo Gallery: Boro Park Residents Turning Out To Cast Their Vote For Mayor Of NYC
  • Jun 22 2021
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  • 5:12 AM

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