FORT COLLINS, Colo. — For the first time, Fort Collins voters will use ranked choice voting to elect a mayor and city council members during November's election.

Fort Collins voters approved the switch to the new voting method in 2022 with 58% of the vote. For the past few years, local election officials have been working to educate people on ranked choice voting, which allows people to rank candidates in order of preference instead of voting for one person.

Ranked choice voting has faced criticism for being too complicated for voters in a climate where it's already difficult to get people to vote in local elections.

"I don't think the ranked voting works that well," said Mike Fountain, a Fort Collins voter. "It is confusing, absolutely."

Other residents told Denver7 they believe givin

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