RANKED-CHOICE voting is not new. Known as the alternative vote system outside America, it is used from Australia to Ireland. London's mayor is chosen that way, and Britons last year considered, but decided against, using it for parliamentary elections. But in America only a few cities, from Massachusetts to Minnesota, have toyed with the idea. For most Americans, the method remains an eccentricity used only for the Oscars.
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