Unlike voters in other Minnesota cities, Minneapolis voters will not head to the polls for a primary election Tuesday.

This year, all candidates for municipal office will appear on the November ballot. The field doesn't need to be narrowed down because of the city's new ranked choice voting method.

Approved by voters in 2006, the method combines the primary and general elections into a single election.

On November 3, Minneapolis voters will rank their choices for mayor, City Council, Board of Estimate and Taxation and Park and Recreation Board.

Voters will be able to rank their top three choices.

Top choice votes will be tallied. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, the candidate with the fewest votes will be dropped from the vote total. Anyone who voted for the dropped candidate will then have their second-choice vote added to the total.

The process is repeated until a candidate gets the majority of the votes.

Patrick O'Connor, interim director of elections for Minneapolis, said "What it does give you is the opportunity to vote for a candidate that you think might not get elected, but you can still vote knowing that if that candidate is not elected, then your second choice might prevail."

Click here to see Chris O'Connell's report on the September 15th educational forums held throughout Minneapolis to educate voters about Ranked Choice Voting and on how Ranked Choice Voting is changing the way candidates campaign.