BERKELEY — The city has put out a primer on the ranked-choice process that voters use to elect their mayor and City Council members.

In ranked-choice voting, voters rank up to three candidates for a given office in order of preference. If no candidate receives a majority, the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes is eliminated; that candidate’s votes are then transferred to each voter’s next-ranked choice. The process is repeated until one candidate achieves a majority and is declared the winner.

Voters can, but are not required to, indicate their first, second and third choice.

A candidate who receives a majority of first-choice votes in the initial go-round wins outright. Ranked-choice voting eliminates the need for a run-off when no one gets a majority in the initial vote.

The offices at stake on Nov. 8 that are subject to ranked-choice voting include the mayor and the City Council seats in Districts 2, 3, 5 and 6. Complete lists of the Nov. 8 races and ballot measures are available through the city website’s Election Information page.