In Santa Clara County, discussions about adopting ranked-choice voting have sparked a debate characterized by differing opinions on its complexity. Opponents, such as resident Robert Rissel, argue that the system is overly complicated and hard to comprehend, leading to confusion among voters. Advocates for the system, however, dispute these claims. The county supervisors chose to postpone their decision regarding this voting method until later in the year, reflecting a need for further evaluation and public understanding.
'I spent a couple hours on the Internet trying to understand the different explanations of it and still didn't understand,' said Robert Rissel, highlighting the public's concern over ranked-choice voting.
Opponents, like Rissel, argue that ranked-choice voting is a very complicated system, casting doubts on how well it can be understood by the average voter.
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