instant-runoff voting.
voting method for single-seat elections, where voters rank the candidates in order of preference; ballots are initially counted for each voter’s top choice, losers are eliminated one-by-one, with losers' ballots redistributed till 1 candidate remains
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About instant-runoff voting
Instant-runoff voting is a single-winner ranked voting election system where one or more eliminations are used to simulate multiple runoff elections. In each round, the candidate with the fewest first-preference votes among the remaining candidates is eliminated. This continues until only one candidate is left. Instant runoff falls under the plurality-with-elimination family of voting methods, and is thus closely related to methods like the two-round system and party primary.
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