Ranked Choice voting can establish a winner in a single ballot, but important distinctions between the top candidates may only come to light in the campaign process when voters have time to compare the final two candidates. Thus, this Constitution calls for open primary elections, where there may be many names on the ballot. Ranked Choice voting is used to select the top two candidates, rather than the single winner. The time period between the primary and the final election allows candidates and voters to narrow their focus to a binary choice. The winner of the final election will thereby receive an outright majority of the vote.

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