After the Legislature authorized the new process for North Carolina, Hendersonville on Nov. 6 became the second city to use the instant runoff process.

An exit poll of voters showed that they found the process easy to follow and that they preferred it to voting in separate elections.

North Carolina State University’s Dr. Michael Cobb, assistant professor of political science, designed the exit poll to gauge voters’ reaction to instant runoff voting.

The exit poll included interviews with more than 800 voters from Hendersonville.

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