As simple as 1-2-3

Ranked Ballots Windsor is a citizen-led, non-partisan project to bring ranked ballots to Windsor in time for the 2022 Municipal Election

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Political parties use ranked ballots to choose their leaders. Shouldn't we use the same to chose ours? Filling out a ranked ballots is simple as 1-2-3 and voters can choose to vote for a single candidate if they want to.

Voter turnout keeps dropping

Less than 50% of eligible voters participate in Windsor's municipal elections. Voter turnout for the City of Windsor which was at 46% in 2010, 37.5% in 2014, and 34.7% in 2018. We believe that Ranked Ballots would encourage civic engagement.

Ranked Ballots allow voters to choose multiple candidates, ranked in order of preference

With ranked ballots, candidates aren’t forced to drop out of a race to prevent vote splitting. That means voters have more options to choose from – and more diversity.

Where we are we now

In the Spring of 2016, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 181, The Municipal Elections Moderation Act which has passed and received Royal Assent. Ontario is the only province in Canada that allows municipalities to use ranked ballots and proportional representation to elect their local councils.

On October 22nd 2018, London, Ontario became the first city in Canada to use ranked ballots. In October 2018 referendums, Kingston, Ontario and Cambridge, Ontario both voted yes, in favour using ranked ballots in future elections.

We want Windsor, Ontario to be part of this movement for fairer and friendly municipal elections.