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LAFCO staff present ranked-choice voting study showing most errors occur in early rounds; commission asks for more data

Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) · June 15, 2012
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Summary

LAFCO staff presented a draft study of ranked-choice voting that finds most ballot errors occur in early rounds (about 75% citywide; about 87% in supervisor races); commissioners asked for neighborhood-level analysis and education data and moved to continue the item for a future meeting.

LAFCO staff presented a draft report on ranked-choice voting (RCV) and related voting-process analyses and asked for public and commissioner feedback before finalizing the report in July. Jason Fried, LAFCO staff, said the draft compares RCV and the former runoff system, analyzes error rates both in first and final rounds, and includes historical and cross-jurisdiction comparisons.

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