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=Ballot exhaustion in RCV |
=Ballot exhaustion in RCV= |
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A ballot becomes exhausted when a voter: |
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Other terms: Disqualified / Discarded ballots / Exhausted Choices |
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* Exhausted choices: a voter can list their preferences such that when applied to a runoff round it is for a candidate who is already eliminated - the vote is taken out of the election |
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* Overvotes - example: voter accidentally ranks two candidates as their first choice |
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* Undervotes - example: voter ranks only one candidate on their ballot and that candidate is eliminated from the contest before the final round |
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This article of focusing on the first category. |
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==Exhausted Choices== |
==Exhausted Choices== |
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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. |
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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An exhausted choice occurs when a voter ranks only candidates that are eliminated from a race. |
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For clarity - it is better to ignore overvotes and undervotes in the first round of tabulation as “exhausted votes” because voters could make the same mistake on a ballot in an election decided by plurality. |
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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. |
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* spoiled ballots |
* spoiled ballots |
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* over-voted |
* over-voted |
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* under-voted |
* under-voted |
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* inactive choices |
* inactive choices |
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* disqualified ballots |
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* discarded ballots |
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* exhausted choices |
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* spent ballots |
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* wasted votes |
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