Ranked choice voting looks a bit different from the voting most Americans are used to. Instead of selecting a single candidate, a voter ranks multiple candidates in order of preference.
If a candidate is selected as the first-choice candidate by more than 50% of voters, they win. But if not, the ranked choice process kicks in. This is the system used to elect some public officials in places including New York City — where voters will pick the Democratic candidate in this year's mayoral election this week — and Alaska, Maine and California.
Click through the example below to take a ranked choice race to completion.
