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With just two months before the first citywide primary where voters will use the new ranked-choice voting ballots, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city is launching a last-minute $15 million dollar spending spree to blanket the airwaves and raise public awareness about the voting system.
In use for the first time this year for city primary and special elections, ranked-choice voting allows people to rank up to five candidates in order of preference. The mayor said the new investment, announced just two days after he presented his “comeback” budget infused with billions in federal stimulus funds, would ensure no voter went to the polls unprepared.