Voters Would Rank Candidates During Primary Vote To Avoid Runoff Election

DORAL, FL - OCTOBER 13: A Miami-Dade election official feeds ballots into a vote gathering machine as he goes through the steps to check voting machines for accuracy at the Miami-Dade Election Department headquarters on October 13, 2010 in Doral, Florida. As America starts to cast ballots for the mid-term elections through early voting and absentee ballots, the Miami-Dade County Elections Department is conducteing an examination of its voting equipment. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Ballots go through voting machine (file/credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York City lawmakers and advocacy groups rallied on the City Hall steps Wednesday to again push for an instant runoff system.
The elected officials pointed to the $13 million price tag to hold Tuesday’s public advocate runoff election that saw very low voter turnout.
The Public Advocate’s office has a budget of $2.1 million.