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Single-winner STV is sometimes referred to as "instant-runoff voting" because of the way the ballot count simulates a series of runoffs, similar to an [[exhaustive ballot]] system, except that voter preferences do not change between rounds.<ref>[[User:RobLa]] quoted oldid 1141090457 of [[w:Instant-runoff voting|]]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Instant-runoff_voting&oldid=1141090457</ref><ref name="publications.parliament.uk">{{cite web |date=15 February 2001 |title=Second Report: Election of a Speaker |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200001/cmselect/cmproced/40/4005.htm |access-date=18 February 2008 |publisher=House of Commons Select Committee on Procedure}}<!--This ref describes similarities/differences between IRV and exhaustive ballot.--></ref> It is also known as the alternative vote, transferable vote, ranked-choice voting (RCV), single-seat ranked-choice voting, or preferential vote.

 

Because the ballot marking is more complex, there can be an increase in spoiled ballots. In Australia, voters are required to write a number beside every candidate,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aec.gov.au/Voting/How_to_Vote/Voting_HOR.htm |title=Voting in the House of Representatives |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission |date=28 June 2016 |access-date=9 December 2018}}</ref> and the rate of spoiled ballots can be five times higher than plurality voting elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.no2av.org/why-vote-no/av-myth-busting/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208014140/http://www.no2av.org/why-vote-no/av-myth-busting/ |url-status = dead|archive-date=8 February 2011 |title=Busting the Myths of AV |publisher=No2av.org |date=25 October 2010 |access-date=17 April 2011 }}</ref> Since Australia has compulsory voting, however, it is difficult to tell how many ballots are deliberately spoiled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2011/02/informal-voting-two-ways-of-allowing-more-votes-to-count.html |title=Informal Voting – Two Ways of Allowing More Votes to Count |publisher=ABC Elections |date=28 February 2011 |access-date=15 August 2011}}</ref> Where complete rankings are not required, a ballot may become inactive if none of the ranked choices on that ballot advance to the next round.

 

according to a 2016 study by FairVote.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://fairvote.app.box.com/v/federalprimaryrunoffs2016 | title=Box}}</ref>

 

== Example ==

{{main|2009 Burlington mayoral election}}

But there is another side to that coin: RCV is designed to be as inclusive as possible in how it incorporates 2nd, 3rd, 4th choices, etc. of the supporters of defeated candidates.

On balance, we believe RCV is much, much, more inclusive of voter preferences than it is exclusive.

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