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Ranked Voting

Click here for a podcast explainer on Ranked Voting hosted by Jorie Kramer from the League of Women Voters Larimer County with Larimer County Snapshot News and Fort Collin's Public Media. Featuring input from Sam Houghteling of the CSU's Straayer Center for Public Service Leadership, Fort Collins City Clerk Delynn Coldiron, and Larimer County Clerk & Recorder, Tina Harris.


What is Ranked Voting?


Ranked Voting (sometimes known as Ranked Choice Voting or RCV) is an election method in which voters rank candidates in the order of preference, instead of selecting just one.


Ranked Voting in Larimer County

In 2022 voters in the City of Fort Collins passed a ballot measure authorizing Ranked Voting for Mayor and Councilmember races with three or more candidates.

Ranked Voting will begin in Fort Collins city elections in November of 2025. 

Why Ranked Voting?


  • Empowers voters by giving them more ways in which their vote can count
  • Opens elections to a broader variety of candidates and ideas
  • Promotes majority support among winners
  • Encourages candidates to appeal to a wider range of voters
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Where Can I Learn More?

Resources:
City of Fort Collins: 
https://www.fcgov.com/elections/ranked-voting

FAQ at the Coloradoan:

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/05/04/how-ranked-choice-voting-would-work-fort-collins-frequnt-questions/9630046002/

Our Election Reform Team has done a lot of work around Ranked Voting and tracked its implementation throughout the state.