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# '''Voters can Prefer, Accept, or Reject each candidate.''' Blanks count as "Reject" if no rival is explicitly rejected; otherwise, blank is "Accept".
# '''Voters can Prefer, Accept, or Reject each candidate.''' Blanks count as "Reject" if no rival is explicitly rejected; otherwise, blank is "Accept".
# '''Candidates with at least 25% Prefer, and no more than 50% reject, are "viable"'''. The most-preferred viable candidate (if any) is the leader.
# '''Candidates with at least 25% Prefer, and no more than 50% reject, are "viable"'''. The most-preferred viable candidate (if any) is the leader.
# Each "prefer" is worth 1 point. Each "accept" for a viable candidate on a ballot which doesn't prefer the leader is also worth 1 point. '''Most points wins.'''
# Each "prefer" is worth 1 point. For viable candidates, each "accept" on a ballot which doesn't prefer the leader is also worth 1 point. '''Most points wins.'''


Note that the procedure above will always elect a viable candidate if any exist. It will usually, but not always, elect the leader. Each candidate's score at the end can be seen as an approval total.
Note that the procedure above will always elect a viable candidate if any exist. It will usually, but not always, elect the leader. Each candidate's score at the end can be seen as an approval total.