{"id":366,"date":"2020-05-21T14:29:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T14:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-constitution.com\/?p=366"},"modified":"2020-05-22T03:32:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T03:32:17","slug":"why-is-there-both-a-ranked-choice-primary-and-a-regular-final-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new-constitution.com\/?p=366","title":{"rendered":"Why is There Both a Ranked Choice Primary and a Regular Final Election?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(249,124,131,0.2)&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_menu _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|false&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_module=&#8221;228&#8243;][\/et_pb_menu][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Comment Instructions&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px|10px|5px|10px|false|false&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_module=&#8221;479&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Comments are welcome below. All comments must be respectfully written and not contain misinformation or fallacious reasoning. We welcome thoughtful dialogue of differences.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_comments _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][\/et_pb_comments][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(249,124,131,0.2)&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_menu _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|false&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_module=&#8221;228&#8243;][\/et_pb_menu][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;] 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. 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