New York City Mayoral Primary: How long will New Yorkers wait for mayoral primary results with ranked choice voting?
Democratic mayoral primary
may have to wait weeks before knowing who won the mayoral primary race because the city uses
ranked choice voting
, a system designed to give voters more options but one that takes time to count, as per reports.
What Makes Ranked Choice Different?
The Board of Elections has mentioned that voters can choose five candidates in order of preference due to the city's ranked choice voting system, which ends up making the tabulation process longer, as per Politico. So this means that even if a voter's top choice doesn't have enough support to win, their rankings of other candidates still will have an impact in determining the winner, as per the NBC New York report.
The ranked choice works in this manner: in case only one candidate out of the 11 candidates is the first choice of a majority of voters, who receives over 50% votes, that person wins the race outright, just like in a traditional election, reported NBC New York.
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However, if no candidate gets more than 50% of first-choice votes, then the ranked choice system will kick into place, where counting will continue in rounds, according to a Politico report.
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What Happens When No One Gets a Majority?
The Board of Elections in the City of New York has explained the process, "At the end of each round, the last-place candidate is eliminated and voters who chose that candidate now have their vote counted for their next choice." The board also mentioned that, "Your vote is counted for your second choice only if your first choice is eliminated. If both your first and second choices are eliminated, your vote is counted for your next choice, and so on." The official website also highlighted that, "This process continues until there are two candidates left. The candidate with the most votes wins."
When Will We Know Who Won?
While, within hours after the polls close at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the preliminary results will give a picture of how the candidates are doing based on voters' first choices, reported NBC New York. But the ranked choice tabulations will not start until July 1 because the city needs to wait for the arrival of mail-in ballots, according to the report.
But, even the July 1 tabulation would not give an official result as more rounds of ranked choice analysis will be done as additional absentee ballots come in until the board certifies the election on July 15, reported NBC New York.
The 2021 Primary
As per Politico, the primary race in 2021 was called for Eric Adams on July 6, which was after eight rounds of tabulation, two weeks after Election Day. That year, 13% of Democratic primary voters had selected just one candidate on the ballot, while the vast majority ranked at least two, reported Politico.
How Ranked Choice Voting Came to NYC
After an amendment in the City Charter was approved by voters in 2019, New York City has since then started to use ranked choice voting for Primary and Special Elections for the offices of Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President and City Council, according to the city's board of elections.
FAQs
When will the counting start?
Ranked choice tabulation starts on July 1, after all eligible mail-in ballots have been received.
What happens in each round of counting?
The candidate with the fewest first-choice votes is eliminated, and their votes go to the next choice listed on each ballot, as per the report.
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