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From YouTube: Ranked-Choice Voting
Description
from the Arlington County Board Recessed Hearing of September 20, 2022
A
A
I
have
the
pleasure
of
beginning
this
afternoon
to
talk
about
a
topic
that
actually
came
up
at
our
public
comment
on
Saturday
and
I
have
been
looking
forward
to
bringing
back
to
this
board,
which
is
ranked
Choice
voting
in
Arlington
and
specifically,
what
I'm
talking
about
today
is
a
proposal
in
consultation
with
my
colleagues
that
we
bring
ranked
Choice
voting
to
Arlington
local
offices
only
specifically
County
Board,
only
in
2023
piloting
with
the
primaries.
So
if
we
could
go
to
the
next
slide,
so
what
is
ranked
Choice
voting
RCV?
A
It's
an
electoral
system,
we're
probably
most
familiar
with
our
our
current.
Our
current
system,
which
is
essentially
whomever,
gets
the
the
most
among
the
plurality,
is
the
winner
ranked
Choice
voting
is
a
system
that
allows
but
does
not
require
voters
to
rank
their
candidates
by
order
of
preference.
You
can
see
a
little
demonstration
here
if
a
candidate
wins
a
majority
outright,
then
that
ranked
Choice
voting
operates
just
like
our
current
system.
A
If
they
don't,
then
our
tabulators
in
our
Arlington
Elections
office
then
go
to
later
preferences
and
allocate
them
to
to
to
the
remaining
candidates.
A
Instant
runoff
is
a
term
that
people
are
maybe
more
familiar
with
and
in
2020
the
general
assembly
took
an
action
that
allowed
localities
to
adopt
ranked
Choice
voting
when
it
comes
to
electing
their
County
Board
of
Supervisors
or
city
councils,
starting
just
this
past
spring,
the
Virginia
Department
of
Elections
convened
A,
ranked
Choice
voting
working
group
of
electoral
board
members
and
registrars
to
start
standardizing
Administration
and
creating
an
election
administration's
handbook.
A
So
we'd
been
waiting
for
some
of
that
work
to
happen
at
the
state
level
before
we
could
Implement
locally
if
we
could
go
to
the
next
page.
So
why
consider
this
in
Arlington?
Well,
here's
a
a
snippet
of
a
headline
from
the
editorial
board
of
the
Washington
Post,
calling
specifically
on
our
neighbors
in
Montgomery
County
I'm,
not
sure
why
not
Arlington
to
to
implement
ranked
Choice
voting
but
expressing
their
support.
A
Perhaps,
as
a
more
moderate
candidate
to
in
that
special
election,
but
ranked
Choice
voting
is
demonstrated
through
survey
data,
where
it's
in
use
to
strengthen
voters,
sense
of
efficacy
in
local
government,
it
allows
voters
to
express
their
full
preferences
to
vote
for
a
candidate
whose
ideology
or
platform
they
might
be
really
interested
in
supporting,
even
if
that
candidate
quote,
doesn't
have
have
as
good
of
a
shot
at
winning,
and
it
also
promotes
consensus
candidates.
You
are
more
likely
to
see
candidates
who
have
a
broader
appeal
across
the
community,
elevated
as
nominees
or
winners.
A
We
also
are
looking
next
year.
As
many
know,
the
is
the
two-seat
year
where
two
of
the
County
Board
seats
are
on
the
ballot
which,
in
consultation
with
our
registrar
suggests,
actually
could
be
an
ideal
time
to
introduce
ranked
Choice
voting.
Voters
are
more
likely
to
see
a
difference
in
the
the
RCV
in
the
traditional
system
and
learn
about
how
the
system
works.
They
are
also
used
to
already
marking
down
two
names
in
a
two
seat
year.
A
The
tabulation
is
a
little
bit
more
complex,
but
it's
important
to
note
that
what
voters
need
to
understand
is
only
how
to
rank
their
candidates
and
then
those
who
are
interested
in
how
tabulation
works
on
the
back
end.
We
are
fortunate
to
have
a
register
on
electoral
board
that
are
very
interested
in
getting
into
the
details
of
that,
but
it's
not
the
responsibility
of
the
voter
to
bring
all
of
that
knowledge.
Into
The,
Ballot
Box,
so
is
those
who
might
have
been
following
this
issue
know
we
met
last
October
at
last
August.
A
Actually,
there
was
some
community
outreach.
The
community
participated
in
kind
of
a
teach-in,
as
well
as
a
trial
run
voting
actually
apropos
of
today's
Proclamation,
their
favorite
farmers
market
in
Arlington
ranking
those
as
a
way
of
learning
how
the
system
might
work
and
in
follow-up
from
that,
our
registrar
and
electoral
board
met
with
us.
The
County
Board
in
an
October
work
session
last
year
to
talk
about
what
we
learned
from
that
and
what
it
could
look
like
to
potentially
Implement
in
Arlington
County,
based
on
feedback
from
colleagues
and
discussion
there.
A
It
seemed
like
the
the
appetite
was
to
begin
with
a
pilot
to
start
with
primaries,
first
see
how
that
goes,
and
so
that
is
with
the
proposal
that
I
am
bringing
forward
today
we
could
go
to
the
next
slide
so
later
this
afternoon
we
are
going
to
put
on
the
website
an
online
feedback
form
you
can
find
it
by
going
to
arlingtonva.us
search,
ranked
Choice
voting
that
should
be
available
starting
around
5
PM
and
we'll
have
that
available
through
early
November.
A
We
are
asking
people
for
their
interests
in
our
CV
their
their
interest
in
seeing
us
implemented
on
a
scale
of
one
to
five
to
to
get
some
quantitative
sense,
but
also
to
ask
people
what
questions
they
may
have
or
interests
they
may
have
in
this
pending
that
Community
input,
as
well
as
some
other
direct
stakeholder
Outreach
I,
am
proposing
that
we
consider
in
November
a
public
hearing,
of
course
again
that
will
be
dependent
on
community
input.
A
This
is
a
timeline
that
we're
rolling
out
for
now
or
I'm
rolling
up
for
now
and
considering
a
resolution.
So
why
do
that
in
November,
when
elections
wouldn't
be
until
next
June?
Well,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
Electoral
board
and
our
register
have
plenty
of
time
to
conduct
Outreach
and
engagement
and
education
opportunities.
Everybody
who
hasn't
already
ranked
their
favorite
farmers
markets,
perhaps
having
more
opportunities
like
it
to
do
so,
get
a
feel
for
how
RCB
might
work.
A
It's
also
important
to
note
that
by
the
law,
the
Commonwealth,
as
I
mentioned,
enabled
localities
to
adopt
this
for
local
supervisors
and
city
councilors,
but
we
do
have
to
adopt
a
resolution
with
at
least
60
days
of
notice
before
an
election
where
ranked
Choice
voting
would
be
used,
and
we
also
have
learned
from
our
registrar
that
it's
generally
best
practice
to
make
sure
that
before
the
calendar
year
in
which
an
election
would
be
had
that
everyone
understands
potentially
the
voting
system
that
would
be
used.
So
I
really
appreciate
the
conversations
I've
had
with
my
colleagues.
A
I
know:
board
members
are
still
forming
their
opinions,
but
I
do
think
there
was
more
appetite
for
at
least
taking
on
primaries
as
a
pilot
and
I
know
that
we
are
all
really
looking
forward
to
hearing
from
the
community
directly.
So
if
you
are
part
of
a
group
that
would
like
to
talk
about
this
with
us
as
well,
I
would
encourage
you
to
send
us
a
note
at
County
Board
Arlington
va.us,
but
we
will
have
that
Community
input
form
as
well
as
reaching
out
to
some
of
the
major
state
holders
in
the
community
directly.
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
commanding
you
for
advancing
the
issue.
We
have
had
already
conversations
here.
I
think
we
and
I
myself
have
participated
in
a
mock-up
of
ranked
Choice
voting
exercise
with
the
register.
That
was
excellently
organized
and
you
know
we.
We
got
I
believe
a
lot
of
insight
from
that
I
have
a
question
that
is
technical,
actually,
so
the
the
last.
B
The
last
point
you
made
is
by
lower
Master
double
resolution,
60
days
with
60
days
notice,
before
an
election
where
RCV
will
be
used
now
is
that
from
60
days
counting
the
date
of
the
election,
so
the
election
date
or
the
date
that
voting
starts.
A
That
is
a
fantastic
question.
I,
don't
know
the
answer.
I
can
find
it
out,
but
I
will
note
that
if
we
were
to
adopt
our
resolution
in
November,
we
would
be
well
clear
of
that,
no
matter
how
you
count
it
because
the
the
early
voting
for
June
would
be
well
more
than
60
days
after
November,
but
it's
a
great
Point,
especially
given
how
many
arlingtonians
vote
not
at
their
Ballot
Box
on
Election
Day,
but
rather
by
mail
Etc,
so
I'm.
A
B
I
mean
the
technical
is
one,
the
other
is
the
Outreach
and
education
part,
because
you
know
the
if
the
election
is
in
in
June
and
basically
voting
starts
in
may
we
want
voters
to
be
familiarized
with
the
system
way
in
advance,
so
that
gives
us
effectively
just
a
few
months
in
the
new
year.
For
that
certainly.
A
Yeah
I
appreciate
the
point,
and
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
this.
It's
a
little
bit
of
a
balance
that
we
probably
don't
want
to
start
advertising
a
new
electoral
system
before
for
this
year's
election.
Lest
we
sow
confusion
so
in
proposing
that
we
do
this
resolution
in
November
I'm
trying
to
kind
of
maximize
the
amount
of
time
for
exactly
that,
Outreach
agreed
Miss.
C
Garvey,
did
you
wonder
yeah
I
I
just
said
I'm
glad
we're
doing
this.
I
mean
you
know.
We
won't
really
know
until
it
happens,
and
hopefully
it
happens
a
lot
of
places
besides
here,
but
in
my
own
experience
in
doing
races
where
there
were
two
seats
up.
You
know,
and
you
spend
a
lot
of
time
being
careful
to
if
I
can't
have
your
first
vote.
Could
I
have
your
second,
so
it
it
really
keeps
you
from
being
too
partisan
and
too
negative,
which
I
think
would
be
a
very
good
thing.
D
I
just
think,
I
think
it's
great
we're
having
the
comment
period.
I
think
it
Bears
repeating
what
you
had
mentioned
on
Saturday,
which
is
that
in
the
intervening
time
between
last
year
and
this
year,
the
costs
have
been
reduced.
Two
to
five
million
is
not
an
insignificant
amount
of
money
and
so
I
think
that's
an
important
piece
of
why
the
slight
delay
in
timing.
So
thanks
appreciate.
A
Your
saying
so,
thank
you
all
right.
Well,
if
there's
nothing
else
on
this,
we
really
look
forward
to
hearing
from
the
community.
You
do
not
have
to
rank
order.
The
feedback
that
you
provide,
you
can
just
give
it
all
to
us
at
once.
A
You'd
like
to
well
or
my
Chairman's
report,.