Toronto City Council's next meeting is scheduled for 26-27 November. At that meeting, the following motion will be presented:

City Council direct City Manager and the City Clerk to report to the Executive Committee by the end of Q2, 2020 on steps needed to conduct the 2022 election for Mayor and Councillors by ranked ballot, such report to include, but not be limited to:

1. an update of previous reports focused on the use of ranked ballots by various municipalities, particularly in London, Ontario in 2018, as well as other comparable North American jurisdictions such as Minneapolis and San Francisco;
2. public consultation and public education requirements of a successful transition to a ranked ballot system, including those contained in the Municipal Elections Act and associated MEA Regulations;
3. technical aspects of transitioning to a ranked ballot system, such as compatible electronic tabulation technology and the technological solutions available to enable a cost effective implementation, such as renting technology from Elections Ontario;
4. timelines and associated incremental costs required to implement a ranked ballot for the 2022 election.

The purpose of this motion is to provide Toronto City Council - and all Torontonians - with the information needed to make an informed decision on whether to adopt a ranked ballot voting system for the 2022 Toronto elections.

During the 2018 Toronto elections, a majority of city council pledged to implement ranked ballots for the 2022 election. Now, we are asking these members of council, as well as any others who did not take the RaBIT candidate pledge, to commit to voting in favour of the motion to learn more about ranked ballots at the council meeting on 26/27 November. The table below shows who took the pledge in 2018 and who has already committed to learning more about ranked ballots on 26/27 November.