A method for distributed multi-choice voting/ranking in a network with a plurality of nodes associated to a set of choices is disclosed. The method includes setting a plurality of value sets for a plurality of nodes, setting a plurality of collections of memory sets for the plurality of nodes, and updating the plurality of value sets. In addition, the method includes updating the plurality of collections of memory sets, calculating a majority vote for the set of choices, and calculating a rank set for the set of choices.