Push for ranked choice voting in Sacramento could reshape future elections
A democracy debate is underway in Sacramento that could change the way elections are held.
Last year, six people ran for Sacramento mayor and no one got more than 30% of the vote during the primary election. Now, there's a push to eliminate the primary and allow voters to choose more than one candidate.
Paula Lee, with the League of Women Voters, is trying to eliminate primary elections for Sacramento City Council and mayoral races and hold what's called "ranked choice" voting during the November general elections.
"Instead of voting for just one, we're able to rank our candidates by preference, so you have a first choice, second, maybe even a third," Lee said.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/push-for-ranked-choice-voting-sacramento/