As New York voters cast their ballots in the city’s primary elections this year, they’ll have the option of ranking five candidates instead of choosing just one. It’s called ranked-choice voting, and its advocates say it promises to improve democracy as we know it.

In a traditional voting system, voters select just one candidate. With ranked-choice voting, they rank candidates in order of preference. Here's a closer look at how it works. Read more: https://wapo.st/2SMP9z6. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK

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