'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.'

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.