Santa Clara County weighs ranked choice voting for some elections

| Brandon Pho | San José Spotlight |

For the first time in almost a year, the Board of Supervisors is expected to discuss a potential switch to ranked choice voting at its April 15 finance and government committee meeting.

To focus less on attacking rivals

Marcela Miranda-Caballero, whose organization CalRCV is spearheading the push to make the switch in Santa Clara County as early as 2028, said ranked choice voting forces candidates to focus less on attacking rivals and more on specific policy proposals.

"We're not saying ranked choice voting will eliminate negative campaigning -- but it will reduce it significantly," Miranda-Caballero told San José Spotlight.

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