"In November, when voters elect three City Council members from each of four large districts, they will do so with a version of ranked-choice voting not used in any other U.S. city.
Voters will be allowed to choose up to six council candidates in order of preference, and candidates will only need 25% of first-, second- and potentially even third- and fourth-choice votes to win."
It’s less of a problem with spousal abuse and more of a problem with corporate abuse.
A spouse might impact one vote.
A company could go “Ok, everyone bring in your ballots and lets all fill them out together!”
But, again, that’s illegal and hasn’t really happened. From a corporate perspective, you’d only need one employee to rat you out and you’re done. The risk/reward ratio just isn’t there.