Since the majority of voters in the city are Democrats, ranked-choice voting is almost certain to play a crucial role in determining who becomes the next mayor and who is elected as comptroller, public advocate and to City Council and borough president posts.
Counting ballots in NYC mayor s race will be faster thanks to software approval By Adam Brewster First major test for ranked-choice voting in NYC
New Yorkers can expect to find out who won the city s upcoming Democratic mayoral primary more quickly than they would have if the New York State Board of Elections hadn t acted Tuesday to approve software for tabulating ranked-choice voting results. The decision means the city will now avoid a lengthy hand count of the ballots cast in the race next month.
New York City conducted four special elections earlier this year for council seats using the ranked-choice voting system, but without approved tabulation software, it took several days for officials to hand count the ballots.