HomeMy WebLinkAboutVersion 2 Eng Palm Desert RCV HandoutAs part of a California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) settlement, Palm Desert will implement a
two -district plan where City Councilmembers are elected by Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).
With RCV, voters rank candidates in order of preference.
When electing one seat, candidates must receive over one-half (50%+1) votes cast to win.
When electing two, candidates must earn over one-third (33.3%+1) of votes cast to win.
Ranked Choice Voting Demonstration Ballot:
FAVORITE NATIONAL PARK
PARQUE NACIONAL PREFERIDO
Rank candidates in order of your choice,
don't fill more than one oval per row or per colum.
1
2
3
4
6
Elija sus candidatos en orden de preferencia,
1st Choice
2nd Choice
3rd Choice
4th Choice
5th Choice
6th Choice
no use mas de un 6valo por fila o columna.
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2a. Opci6n
3a. Opci6n
4a. Opci6n
5a. Opci6n
6a. Opci6n
Yosemite
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03
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O6
Joshua Tree
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02
03
O'
05
06
Death Valley
O'
02
03
O'
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06
Sequoia and Kings Canyon
01
02
03
04
01
06
Mojave
01
02
03
04
05
06
Point Reyes
O 1
O 2
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04
05
06
Pinnacles
01
02
03
O 4
O 5
O 6
Rank candidates in the
order of your choice.
You may rank as many
or as few candidates
as you wish.
How to mark your ballot:
Fill in no more than
1 oval in a column.
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Fill in no more than
1 oval for a candidate.
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How Ranked Choice Voting Ballots Are Counted
Ranked Choice Voting is designed to make sure as many votes as possible count in the election.
Ranked Choice elections are counted in rounds.
Electing One in a Single -Seat District
To win, a candidate must receive at least 50% of the vote.
In each round, we check to see if any candidates have enough votes to win.
• If so, they are elected.
• If not, we eliminate the candidate in last place.
• If a voter marked the eliminated candidate as their 1st choice,
their vote will count for their next choice.
• This continues until there is a winner.
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ROUND ROUND2 ROUND3
Only 1st choices are counted. The candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. These rounds continue until
If a candidate has more than Votes for that candidate are counted for those there is a winner.
50% of the votes, they win. voters' next choice. If a candidate has more
If not counting goes to Round 2. than 50% of the vote, they win. If not counting
goes to Round 3.
Electing Two in the Multi -Seat District
To win, a candidate must receive at least 33.3% of the vote.
In each round, we check to see if any candidates have enough votes to win one of the seats.
• If so, they are elected, and we go to the next round.
• If not, we eliminate the candidate in last place.
• If a voter marked the eliminated candidate as their 1st choice,
their vote will instantly count for their next choice.
• If a voter's top -ranked candidate is elected and receives more votes than they need to win,
that voter has a portion of their vote count for the next person ranked on their ballot.
• This continues until all seats are filled. , _ _ _ , _,v5 _ _ — _
ROUND1 ROUND2 ROUND3
Only 1st choices are counted. The candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. Any surplus is shared for
Here, no candidate exceeded 33.3%. Votes for that candidate are counted for those voters' 2nd choices.
voters' 2nd choices. There is a winner! There is a second winner!