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This template creates a summary of table for the first round of a ranked choice voting contest. It summarizes the status of ballots other than which ballots counted for which candidates. It lists counts for the number of continuing ballots, over votes, under votes, total contest ballots, and registered voters.
Ranked-choice voting (RCV) can refer to one of several ranked voting methods used in some cities and states in the United States. The term is not strictly defined, but most often refers to instant-runoff voting (IRV) or single transferable vote (STV), the main difference being whether only one winner or multiple winners are elected.
This template adds a row for a candidate in a summary table for a ranked choice voting contest. The row describes the candidate's party, name, and maximum number of votes. The row also includes a stacked, two-part bar graph representing the number of first round votes, the number of transferred votes, and the maximum number of votes.
Eighteen states allow ranked-choice voting in some capacity, according to Ballotpedia. Hawaii, Alaska and Maine use it in certain federal and statewide elections. Virginia’s state law allows for ...
Plurality voting is the most common voting system, and has been in widespread use since the earliest democracies.As plurality voting has exhibited weaknesses from its start, especially as soon as a third party joins the race, some individuals turned to transferable votes (facilitated by contingent ranked ballots) to reduce the incidence of wasted votes and unrepresentative election results.
Where is ranked choice voting used? People hold signs in support of Yes On 2, the ranked choice voting ballot question, outside Boston City Hall in Boston on Oct. 30, 2020. (Jonathan Wiggs/The ...
A non-binding referendum is on the Nov. 5 ballot asking voters if Illinois should use the system.
Instant-runoff voting (IRV; US: ranked-choice voting (RCV), AU: preferential voting, UK/NZ: alternative vote) is a single-winner, multi-round elimination rule that uses ranked voting to simulate a series of runoff elections. In each round, the candidate with the fewest first-preferences (among the remaining candidates) is eliminated. This ...