Voters in Seattle will be asked to decide between two new ways of voting in citywide elections this November after the Seattle City Council voted 7-2 Thursday in favor of sending both ranked-choice and approval voting methods to the ballot.
It would let voters support as many candidates for a given elected position as they would like. The two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election.
In November, a single yes-or-no question will be placed on the ballot, asking voters if either initiative should be approved. If voters select “yes,” they will then select which of the two measures they prefer. “I’m not taking a stand for or against approval voting or ranked-choice voting,” Nelson continued. “I’m taking a stand for good governance. City Council should get out of the way, send the qualified initiative to the voters, and focus our attention on the pressing city business before us.”
Some groups and citizens have voiced concern that if approval voting passes, Seattle would be the first major city with a majority white electorate to use this system, a scenario that risks giving white voters an outsized voice in determining election outcomes at the expense of voters of color.
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