The Albany City Clerk’s Office certified a petition last week circulated by the coalition Ranked Choice Voting Albany that would bring ranked choice voting to the capital city. “We really like the idea that it lets everybody have a voice,” said Dorian Solot, co-chair of Ranked Choice Voting Albany. Otherwise, the Ranked Choice Albany coalition would need to gather roughly 1,200 additional signatures before Nov. 1 to get a place on the ballot next year. He initially said he introduced the measure to combat the Ranked Choice Albany proposal. Romero told City & State supports ranked choice voting as a whole to strengthen voter participation, but opposes open primaries in the state.