Bullet voting

Tomorrow's the city-council preliminary election, in which voters get to narrow the number of at-large candidates from 15 to 8 for the November general election.

You can vote for up to four at-large candidates. Larry discusses the pros and cons of bullet voting - in which you try to make a strategic decision to vote for only one or two candidates:

... So, to bullet-vote or not? The choice depends entirely on which scenario you think is more probable. If the race for fourth place is between your two favorite candidates, you should bullet-vote. If the race for fourth place is between your second choice and someone you strongly dislike, you should not bullet-vote. ...

Links to candidate Web site