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Prefer Accept Reject (PAR) voting works as follows:
Prefer Accept Reject (PAR) voting works as follows:


# '''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.''' On ballots with no explicit "Reject", blanks count as "Reject"; otherwise, blanks count as "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. For viable candidates, each "accept" 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.'''