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Joe Smith
Zhao Liu
Jean Dupont
1st
Choice
2nd
Choice
3rd
Choice
Voters rank the candidates in order of Claims made against Ranked Choice
preference on the ballot Voting
1st choice, Candidates
1st
Choice
2nd
Choice
3rd
Choice There is no proven and tested method
2nd choice, and
DUPONT, Jean of tabulating Ranked Choice ballots in
LIU, Zhao
an Ontario election
SMITH, Joe
3 choice.
rd
Results could take longer to determine
Determining a Winner Developing new technology and
To win, its not enough to get the most creating new ballots will raise the cost
votes. Instead, the candidate who of the election
receives 50% plus one of the votes wins.
This is achieved through a process of
elimination.
Joe Smith
Zhao Liu
Jean Dupont
1st
Choice
2nd
Choice
3rd
Choice
How is a winner
declared?
All of the first-choice
votes are added up.
50%
is eliminated. A new count begins. the candidate is declared the
winner.
The ballots that ranked the
eliminated candidate as the first
choice, are now counted again
but plus one of
the votes
this time using the next
candidate choice.
This process is repeated
NO YES WINNER
until a winner can be declared
with 50% plus one of the vote.
50%