{"id":37392,"date":"2024-11-01T14:15:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T21:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=37392"},"modified":"2024-11-01T14:15:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T21:15:58","slug":"my-cat-explains-ranked-choice-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/11\/01\/my-cat-explains-ranked-choice-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"My cat explains ranked-choice voting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\" by\u00a0ABIGAIL V\u00c2N NEELY<\/a><\/strong> OCTOBER 30, 2024 (MissionLocal.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Happy birthday, Sally Carrera! Photo by Abigail Van Neely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The election is less than one week away, but what\u2019s sooner than that? Halloween. And what\u2019s sooner than that? My cat\u2019s birthday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her name is Sally Carrera, and we got her a month ago during a Halloween sale at the shelter. Yes, she was a discount cat. And yes, the shelter named her after the Porsche from the animated movie \u201cCars.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In honor of this very special day, I made everyone I know help me pick the best photo of Sally through ranked-choice voting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There were five photos to choose from, and endorsements were made. Mission Local<\/em>\u2019s donor engagement lead, Vicky Anibarro, ran attack ads on our office Slack against the photo of Sally reading Proust. Editor Lydia Chavez said she would vote for the photo of postpartum Sally because she \u201csupports women.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then ballots were filled out. Everyone could rank as many \u2014 or as few \u2014 photos as they wanted. But they couldn\u2019t rank multiple photos first. That would disqualify their ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The same rules apply in San Francisco\u2019s election, which will have 13 mayoral candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all the ballots were cast, everyone\u2019s first choice vote was counted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In ranked-choice voting, the candidate with the least number of first-choice votes is eliminated. Photo by Abigail Van Neely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The photo with the least number of votes was eliminated. Proust-reading Sally was taken out of the running, a blow to scholarly cats everywhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sally Carrera enjoys Proust\u2019s The Captive and The Fugitive. Photo by Abigail Van Neely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Everyone who cast their first choice vote for the photo that was eliminated then had their second choice vote counted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second choice votes of anyone who voted for a candidate that was eliminated are then counted. Photo by Abigail Van Neely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After their votes were redistributed, the next photo with the fewest votes was eliminated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who will win? Sally wonders. Photo by Abigail Van Neely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This process continued until there was a photo that received more than 50 percent of the votes. The photo of Sally tearing up my notepad \u2014 \u201cMenace Sally\u201d \u2014 was crowned the winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A candidate wins when they receive 50% of the vote. Photo by Abigail Van Neely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While perusing cat photos may be more enjoyable than ranking politicians \u2014 at least, in my very unbiased opinion \u2014 remember to vote on Nov. 5<\/a>. Mission Local\u2019<\/em>s election dashboard<\/a> is here to help you make an informed decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After you\u2019ve cast your ballot, go adopt a cat<\/a> to celebrate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sally Carrera\u2019s favorite past times include eating, chasing a toy rat, and shredding important documents. Photo by Abigail Van Neely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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ABIGAIL V\u00c2N NEELY<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

abigail@missionlocal.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally from New York City, Abigail is a recent graduate of Stanford’s Journalism Master’s program. She’s interested in community, inequity, and accountability stories, and enjoys foggy mornings with her tuxedo cat, Sally Carrera. (Yes, the shelter did in fact name the cat after the Porsche from the animated movie Cars.)More by Abigail V\u00e2n Neely<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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