A favorite system among nonpartisan groups: ranked-choice voting. How the ranked-choice voting system worksIt’s a system already in place in states like Alaska and in several California cities, including Oakland, San Francisco and Redondo Beach. Here’s how it works: Instead of voting for one candidate, voters choose multiple candidates on their ballots, ranked in order of preference. Take the example of Alaska, where the top four candidates advance after the first round of voting and ranked-choice voting prevails in the second round. Gavin Newsom has not been a fan of ranked-choice voting.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 20, 2026 19:48 UTC