Will ranked-choice voting make the New York mayoral race ‘nicer’?

Some say the system is the start of more civil campaigns - but it's never been used in a city so large, diverse and known for mudslinging as New York

Marti Allen-Cummings, an activist, community board member and drag artist running for a New York city council seat in northern Manhattan, lights up when they speak about their competition. I really hope that we have set the tone for other council races on how to build coalition and friendship with other candidates," they said.

With one candidate, Allen-Cummings cleaned up a park in the district last September. With another, they handed out PPE and campaign literature on the street. Hey," they would tell voters passing by. Nice to meet you. Check out our platforms. There's ranked-choice voting, so at the end of the day you can support both of us."