Frequently Asked Questions

Voting YES on 3C and 3D this November means fairer, simpler, and more representative local elections in Longmont!

Nope! The costs of implementing RCV are tiny, and if Longmont votes to adopt RCV, the city will be able to implement it without raising anyone’s taxes!

Nope! In an RCV election, ballots are counted in multiple rounds, but voters cast a single ballot.

Nope! Voters can rank as many candidates as they’d like. For example, if there are five candidates on the but you only like two of them, you can rank one first and the other second, and leave your third, fourth, and fifth choices blank!

No. Ranking additional candidates will not weaken your first choice. Your vote always starts out counting for your first choice, and your later choices only come into play if your first choice ends up with the fewest votes. You can think of second, third etc. rankings as backup choices expressing who you’d like your vote to count for if your first choice can’t win.

Yep! RCV has been held to be constitutional by every single court that has ever ruled on the issue!

Nope! 3D will only simplify the cycles that city councilmembers in Longmont are elected on, and will not change the number of type of seats on City Council. Longmont City Council will continue to be made up of 1 mayor, 3 ward councilmembers, and 3 at-large councilmembers.