The 208: A ranked choice voting explainer [Video]

BOISE, Idaho — With gurgling stomachs and parched mouths, KTVB employees lined up throughout the studio. It was time to vote. The candidates? The best food and drink for lunch. 

The 208 wanted to see how ranked choice voting works in action, so the team held a mock election in the studio. Employees voted on entrée and drink options for lunch, ranking their choices from 1 to 5. 

Proposition 1 will be on the upcoming Nov. 5th ballot. Proposition 1 contains two different election changes; open primaries and ranked choice voting.

If passed, open primaries would eliminate Idaho’s current party primaries. All candidates would participate in a top-four primary. Any voter can vote on all the candidates rather than the candidates within their registered party. Then the top four vote-earners, regardless of party, move onto the general election.

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