Wayne State University political science professor Kevin Deegan-Krause supports the Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) that will be considered on Ferndale's next election ballot. Deegan-Krause says IRV, a voting method that lets voters rank choices at the polls rather than choosing one candidate, can give a more balanced representation of the political spectrum on the council. "IRV would produce an election outcome that looks more like the community itself," he says.