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In other words, votes that are exhausted in the second and subsequent rounds of tabulation are purely a consequence of using ranked-choice voting method tabulation algorithm. |
In other words, votes that are exhausted in the second and subsequent rounds of tabulation are purely a consequence of using ranked-choice voting method tabulation algorithm. |
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Ballot exhaustion occurs when a ballot is no longer *countable* in a tally as all of the candidates marked on the ballot are no longer in the contest. |
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This can occur as part of ranked-choice voting when a voter has ranked only candidates that have been eliminated even though other candidates remain in the contest, as voters are not required to rank all candidates in an election. |
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This might happen because a voter chose not to rank all or many candidates or because a voter ranked as many candidates as allowed on the ballot paper. |
This might happen because a voter chose not to rank all or many candidates or because a voter ranked as many candidates as allowed on the ballot paper. |
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Since such a vote contains no rankings of a candidate still in the race, it is allowed to exhaust and is no longer included in the tally for winner. |
Since such a vote contains no rankings of a candidate still in the race, it is allowed to exhaust and is no longer included in the tally for winner. |