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the rankeD Ballot initia- <br />tive oF toronto proposes <br />Instant Runoff Voting for our City <br />Council. It’s a simple system that <br />only allows someone to win a race <br />if they have over 50% of the vote. <br />If no candidate gets a majority on <br />the first count, then the candidate <br />with the least votes is dropped off <br />the ballot and voters get to choose <br />again. This repeats until there is a <br />winner. With a ranked ballot, this <br />entire process happens in just a few <br />minutes with no need for multiple <br />voting rounds. That’s why it’s called <br />an ‘Instant Runoff’. <br />Runoffs are used in almost every <br />American city for local elections. <br />They are also used by every political <br />party in Canada to choose their <br />candidates and leader. That’s <br />because runoff voting ensures <br />majority support, eliminates <br />vote splitting and reduces strategic <br />voting. Runoffs allow more can- <br />didates to run, encouraging more <br />diversity on the ballot and increas- <br />ing turnover. With runoff voting, <br />campaigns tend to be more positive, <br />with fewer attack ads, as candidates <br />are seeking ‘second choice’ votes <br />from their opponents’ supporters. <br />So, why don’t we use it in Toron- <br />to? Instant Runoff Voting is a small, <br />simple change that would make <br />Toronto’s elections more inclusive, <br />diverse, friendly and fair. Let’s do it.RANKED BAL <br />L <br />O <br />T I N I T I A T IVE OF TORONTORaBI T <br /> <br />R anked Ballot Initiative of To ronto <br />RaBI T <br /> <br />ranked ballots are <br />used by all canadian <br />parties, the oscars (for <br />Best picture) and by <br />the nhl and nBa for <br />player awards. <br />ranked ballot leaflet from the <br />city of Minneapolis <br />Fun FacT! <br />toronto’s official procedural bylaws <br />mandates that city councillors <br />must use runoff voting to choose <br />the chairs of each standing <br />committee. But if they’re supposed <br />to use runoffs it to pick their <br />leaders - shouldn’t we use runoffs <br />to pick ours?