Tim Scott on Portland's ranked-choice voting system

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A new way of voting is coming to Portland, just in time for the November election. It's called ranked-choice voting, which is new to us, but already used in Alaska, Maine and in about 50 local jurisdictions across the country.

Portland will be the first to use ranked-choice voting this November to elect a new mayor, auditor and the new 12-member city council, which will have 3 elected councilors in each of four newly created districts. Multnomah County as a whole goes to the system in 2026.

Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott joined Eye on Northwest Politics to show an example of a correctly filled out ranked choice ballot, explain some mistakes to avoid when filling out the ballot and how to correct a mistake before sending your ballot off in the mail.

With so many candidates for Portland City Council where this is really going to come into play this November and multiple rounds, Scott also addresses whether there may be any delays in reporting the results.

To get used to the format of ranked-choice voting, you can cast your votes in a mock ballot on Multnomah County's site here.

Watch the full video in the player above.