It’s A Wrap: Ask Pilar Monday
November 4, 2019 T: 582-7800 | F: 582-7044 www.arubatoday.com
Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper
Page 16
1 person, 1 vote? Maybe not. NYC mulls ranked choice voting By K. MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City voters used to picking one candidate per race may soon be marking their ballots for up to five. A ballot measure in Tuesday's election would make the city the most populous place yet in the U.S. to adopt ranked-choice voting, an elections system in which voters mark down not only their first choice in a race, but also who they'd
prefer to win if their top candidate doesn't make the cut. The system, also known as instant-runoff voting, is already used in places including San Francisco , Minneapolis and Cambridge, Massachusetts, as well as in Maine . But, if approved, it would be on its biggest stage by far in New York City, where 2.1 million voters cast ballots in last year's midterm elections. Continued from Page 2
In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo, voters read their ballot papers as they wait in line to cast their vote at P.S. 161 in Brooklyn borough of New York. Associated Press