Welcome to the “Ranked Choice Voting Educational Toolbox: What You Need to Know to Understand, Administer and Implement." The toolbox is a series of on-line lessons that are customizable, educational and user-friendly. The educational toolbox is being presented as a component of the Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) Resource Center – a content-rich repository of ranked choice voting information. In order to reach the diverse audiences interested in learning about RCV, this course has been designed in a format so that you will be able to tailor specifically to your needs by focusing on the lessons that apply to your interest in learning about ranked choice voting.
The course is centered around a municipality, “Choiceland”, which has passed a measure to begin using ranked choice voting in the next mayoral election. The course focuses on how the voters, election administrators, policy makers and candidates prepared for the implementation of ranked choice voting.
The educational toolbox consists of a set of five ranked choice voting lessons created to be viewed as a slideshow presentation. The toolbox also includes a workbook which is designed as a companion piece to the presentations. For each presentation, there is an accompanying workbook that includes a more detailed lesson on the same topic. In order to get the most out of your educational experience, you may print the workbook and complete it while viewing the PowerPoint, or view it online in PDF form.
LESSON 4
Objectives:
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To understand how using ranked choice voting differs from ‘traditional’ voting methods.
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To understand how voters execute a ranked choice ballot.
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To understand the benefits of using ranked choice voting.
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