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Unlike instant-runoff voting, which ends when a candidate reaches majority support, the eliminations continue until only a single candidate remains. |
Unlike instant-runoff voting, which ends when a candidate reaches majority support, the eliminations continue until only a single candidate remains. |
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The last candidate to be eliminated is the runner-up candidate. If this counting method is used in the primary election of a major political party, and if the runoff or "general" election is counted in a way that is not vulnerable to vote splitting, then ideally the runner-up candidate would move to the runoff or general election along with the primary-election winner. |
The last candidate to be eliminated is the runner-up candidate. If this counting method is used in the primary election of a major political party, and if the runoff or "general" election is counted in a way that is not vulnerable to vote splitting, then ideally the runner-up candidate would move to the runoff or general election along with the primary-election winner. Very small political parties would not qualify to move their runner-up candidate to the runoff or general election. |
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Importantly, the runner-up candidate does not deserve to win any kind of elected seat. |
Importantly, the runner-up candidate does not deserve to win any kind of elected seat. Instead, the RCIPE STV version should be used for elections that fill multiple seats, such as on a non-partisan city council or a dual-member legislative district. |
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=== Ballot Robustness === |
=== Ballot Robustness === |
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