Ranked Ballot

• Ontario should cover ranked ballot costs after forcing city to scrap it: London deputy mayor

  'If they're going to force us to switch, as they have done, I think it's only fair that they they cover the costs.'

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  Nov 17, 2020
  
• Kingston council votes to support ranked balloting

  A motion urging council to support Kingston's choice for ranked balloting in the next civic election passed almost unanimously at Tuesday night's council meeting.

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  Nov 4, 2020
  
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• London City Council pushing back against Ontario decision to scrap ranked balloting

  London councillors voted 14-1 to ask that Mayor Ed Holder write a letter to the premier to object to a decision to eliminate ranked ballots.

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  Oct 28, 2020
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• Report highlights success of ranked ballots — scrapped by Ford government — in London, Ont.

  A report published from the Centre for Urban Policy and Local Governance at Western University suggests that London's ranked ballot election in 2018 was a success.

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  Oct 23, 2020
• London, Ont., deputy mayor slams Ford govt. over push to scrap ranked ballots in municipal elections

  London, Ont., was the first municipality in Canada to move to a ranked ballot system.

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  Oct 21, 2020
• Ontario government moves to scrap ranked ballots in municipal elections

  A spokesman for Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark says municipalities should not "experiment" with changes to municipal votes during the pandemic.

  Politics

  Oct 20, 2020
• Councillor results streaming in from city hall, as election officials tally results of ranked ballots

  London is sitting tight for the results of Canada's first-ever ranked ballot election.

  Politics

  Oct 22, 2018
• Ready, set, vote! London to face marathon wait for ranked-ballot results

  London is going down in history as the first municipality in Canada to use ranked ballots — but it might also be for taking the longest to announce results.

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  Oct 22, 2018
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• Kingston municipal election 2018 cheat sheet: A last-minute voter’s guide

  Here's everything you need to know about how and where to vote in Kingston.

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  Oct 20, 2018
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• London City Clerk Cathy Saunders outlines ranked ballot process ahead of Monday’s election

  As opposed to the usual first-past-the-post system, London voters now have the ability to rank three mayoral and council candidates by preference, if they so choose.

  Politics

  Oct 18, 2018