| Maci Lesh | The Rocky Mountain Collegian |

This year, Fort Collins voters will use ranked voting for mayor and City Council elections for the first time, following approval of a 2022 charter amendment.

The charter amendment that approved ranked voting was part of a broader national conversation about improving electoral fairness and giving voters more choice, especially in cities experiencing growth and increasingly competitive local races.

Give people more of an opportunity

“In ranked voting, instead of a voter simply selecting their No. 1 candidate, they have an opportunity, essentially, to express their preferences for everybody on the ballot,” said Matthew Hitt, an associate professor of political science. “The idea here is that you give people more of an opportunity to express what kind of representation they’re looking for.”

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