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Ranked Choice Voting in Western New York? Successes & Lessons from New York City

Jay Wendland, Erin Carman — May 8, 2023

Western New York (WNY) should consider joining the ranks of the sixty-two jurisdictions nation-wide that have chosen Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) over the more commonly used plurality voting system. In weighing the importance of such a change, voters and leaders may consider lessons and successes learned from New York City (NYC) in its adoption and implementation of RCV.

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