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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022 Ranked Choice Voting Webpage - Spanish® Sel- Language ,,PALM DESERT Home about Engage Palm Desert Project Pages City y ite Discover Palm Desert Our Newsletters Qsearcn M Home 1 —Irl Ctiol[e Voting is Palm Desert Ranked Choice Voting in Palm Desert In V ® u Preliminary Election Results The Riverside County Registrar cf Voters will release preliminary round by more resutie at approximately 8:30 p in for the Palm Desert City Council election. Additional results will be released as additional votes are received from in person, absentee, military, and overseas voters, which must be postmarked by Election Day and received within 7 days. Because there will be subsequent round by round results released in the coming days we caution the media, campaigns, and supporters from drawing any conclusions from these initial election night reports. Final results are determined by the ranked choice voting tabulation process when all ballots have been received. • Riverside County Registrarcf Voters • Riverside County Preliminary Election Results • CA Secretary of State Website (Preliminary Statewide Election Results) Starting with the General Municipal Election on November 8, 2022, Palm Desert voters will use Ranked Choice Voting to elect members to the City Council. Ranked Choice Voting Is an Innovative voting method In which voters will rank Candidates in order of choice. This year, Palm Desert voters in District 2 will elect two members of the City Council using Ranked Choice Voting_ To learn more about ranked choice voting in Palm Desert, please watch our video helm h 1Ilk CHCOCE Explaining Ranked Choice Voting In the following video, Palm Desert City Clerk, Anthony Melia, explains the process of voting using a ranked choice ballot and how results are tabulatedExplaining Ranked Choice Volling I CHOICE Frequently Asked Questions Does the City of Palm Desert have City Council Voting Districts? Currently, in Palm Desert, there are two geographical City Council districts. District 1 comprises approximately 20% of the City's population and elects one (1) member to the City Council_ District 2 contains approximately 80 % of the City's population and elects four (4) members to the City Council. Click here to locate your voting district How does Ranked Choice Voting work for District 1? In District 1, voters will elect one (1) member to the City Council by ranking their preferred candidates. To win, a candidate must earn more than 50 % of the votes Cast. If no candidate has more than 50% in the first round, the candidate with the fewest voles would be eliminated and voters who picked that candidate as their 1 sl choice would have their votes go to their next choice. The process will continue until one candidate has more than 50 % of the votes_ How does Ranked Choice Voting work for District 21 In District 2, voters will elect two (2) members of the City Council by ranking their preferred candidates. To win, a candidate Version en Espanol Para to version on Espanal, hags clic agit. Who's Listening Anthony Mejia City Clerk I��4MI City o{ palm Desert Email anneji.0palmd-ert.gw STAY INFORMED Subscribe Tor pmjecl updates Key Dates In Election Day Nc-- — -- Ranked Choice Voting Flyer 0 Ranked Choice Voting Flyer- English (248 KD) (pdQ Cl Ranked Choice Voting Flyer- Espri (210 KB) (pol) Important Links Ig City Clerk's Bomepage Ig 2022 Eleclion Information p Mayor and City Council Member Information Ig How the Mayor and Council Operate © Palm Desert Voting Districts Look -Up must aam more than 33 % of the votes cast It no candidate has enough votes to win in the First round, then the candidate with the fewest votes would be eliminated and voters who picked that candidate as a 1st choice would have their vales go to their next choice. The process will continue until two candidates earn more than 33%. If a candidate earns more votes than they need to be elected, but not all seats have been filled, any extra votes count proportionally toward votersnext choices. For example, if a candidate receives 10% more 1st choice voles than what was needed to win, then each voter who ranked that candidate as a 1 st choice would have 10 % of theirvote count toward their next choice. When are City Councilmembers up for election? In District 1, the Councilmember is elected every four years_ The current incumbent was elected in November 2020 for a term of four years. The next election for District 1 will occur on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. In District 2, four Councilmembers are elected in staggered terms with two Councilmembers elected every two years_ The next election for two Councilmembers will occur on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. How do I fill out my ballot using Ranked Choice Voting? When filling out your ballot, you will rank candidates in order of preference. Your 1st choice is your favorite candidate, your 2nd, 3rd, etcchoices are back ups in case your favorite candidate doesn't have enough support to win. Here is an example of how a completed Ranked Choice Ballot will look_ ABOUTLEARN RANKED CHOICE VOTING• r CHI. Storting with the November 2022 election, Palm Desert voters will begin using • Ranked Choice Vafing to elect members to the City Council. Ranked Choice Voting is an innovative voting method that allows voters to rank candidates in order of choice. Which district will be using Ranked Choice Voting in the November 8 election? This year Palm Desert voters in District 2 will elect two members of the City Council. In November 2024, Palm Desert voters in District 1 will elect one member of the City Council AND voters in District 2 will eledfwo members of the City Council_ Below is a sample ballot of how voters will rank their candidates: City Council Candidates Rank c ndid.ws to .rder of year chin, d.a9 Rill coo..tha.aa.v.l p.r raw or column r olo......did.— en orders de prefarnda rachei<e use mhs de un oval. par flla.nlumna r.. cl /• L bt chs'sr sn.apclnn I� 3 ardChain a.. op.io,r 4 4th Chairs 4a.0i Candidate A 0 0 0 0 Candidate B 0 0 0 0 Candidate C 0 0 0 0 Candidate D 0 0 0 0 How to mark your ballot. M1111MEME011 What happens if I only rank one candidate? You can rank as many or as few candidates as you'd like_ If you only rank a let choice candidate, your vote will count However, it your 1st choice candidate is eliminated, you won't have any back up choices so your ballot would be exhausted. Does ranking more than one candidate hurt my 1st choice? Not Your 2nd, 3rd, etcrankings will only come into play if your 1st choice candidate is eliminated_ Filling out your backup choices will not hurt your 1st choice but ensures that your vote still counts if your 1st choice candidate is eliminated_ Why did our elections change to use Ranked Choice Voting? In 2019, the Palm Desert City Council settled a California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) challenge related to the method of electing members to the City Council. As part of the settlement, the City Council agreed to transition to a two district electoral system using Ranked Choice Voting, contingent upon the County of Riverside Register of Voters confirming their ability to tabulate ranked choice voting ballots. Due to other changes in election law, the Registrar of Voters upgraded their voting equipment and now stands capable to tabulate Ranked Choice Voting ballots_ Where else is Ranked Choice Voting used? Ranked Choice Voting is used statewide in Maine and Alaska. Nationwide ranked choice voting is used in more than 50 cities. I California, the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, and San Leandro have already implemented Ranked Choice Voting, and Abdul Eureka, and Palm Desert are set to use Ranked Choice Voting in their next election Are Ranked Choice Voting ballots tabulated by hand or machine? Ranked choice data is processed using statecedified vote -counting equipment and software, which determines which candidates to eliminate and uses ranking data from the ballots cast for the eliminated candidate to determine which candidate those ballots will transfer to. What was the Palm Desert voter turnout in past elections? November 2020 (Presidential): November 2016 (Presidential) Registered: 32,123 Registered: 26,666 Vales Cast 28,563 Vcfes Cast 22,111 Turnout: 88 92% Turnout: 82.92% November 2018 (Gubemamursh: November 2014 fGubematorialJ: Registered: 27,274 Registered: 23,751 Votes Cast: 20,290 Votes Cast. 13,551 Turnout: 74.39% Turnout: 57 05% Additional Resources: California Secretary of State: https Ywwwsos ca govlelections Riverside County Registrar of Voters: htti 11www.voteinfani Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center. httpsalwwwucvresources.orgl Questions Submit Questions About Ranked Choice Voting Ask a question_