Learning Session: The Return of Ranked Choice Voting

GoVoteNYC and the 5BORO Institute present The Return of Ranked Choice Voting Thursday March 13th 2025

Is NYC ready for the return of ranked choice voting? What can we expect? What are the implications for the 2025 elections and what do voters need to know? How can voters learn more about how to use ranked choice voting? What lessons did we learn from using the ranked choice voting system in 2021?

2021 was the first election in NYC where voters could rank candidates in order of preference. GoVoteNYC grantees worked hard to inform New Yorkers about the new system, but there’s more work to do to prepare voters to use ranked choice voting in citywide races for a second time this year

Welcome

Syed Ali, Senior Director of Strategy and Partnerships, Philanthropies, Trinity Church

Moderator

Katie Honan, Reporter, THE CITY.

Writer for THE CITY’s Ranked Choices newsletter.

Panelists

Chris Coffey, CEO, Tusk Strategies

Emely Paez, Senior Director of Government and Community Partnerships, Hispanic Federation

Christina E. Daigneault, Executive Director, F.Y. Eye

Laura Tamman, Professor of Political Science at Pace University

Karen Wharton, Democracy Coalition Coordinator for Citizen Action of New York Closing Remarks

Grace Rauh, Executive Director, 5BORO Institute