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'''1. Candidates publicly declare their
A) Before the election, all candidates must rank the other candidates (including declared write-ins) in order of preference. Equal rankings and truncation are allowed. The
'''2. Voters vote delegable plurality-style votes or non-delegable approval-style votes'''
A) Each voter submits an approval ballot
B) Any "bullet vote" - that is, a ballot which votes for only one candidate - is considered a "delegable vote" for a candidate
C) Approval totals for each candidate are also tallied. These preliminary results are announced, along with the number of "delegable votes" each candidate has.
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D) If any candidate has an absolute majority at this point, or cannot possibly be beaten by any other candidate using the delegable votes and candidate rankings available, then they win immediately.
'''3. Candidates
A) There is a brief period - perhaps a week - for candidates to analyse and negotiate based on these preliminary results. (Actually, the correct strategies for all candidates and the resulting winner will already be obvious. Usually, all candidates except this winner would concede as soon as preliminary results are announced. However, for the occasional candidate inclined to act irrationally in a way that matters - say, by not delegating to an ally, even though the alternative is to see an enemy elected - this interim period would give them a chance to rethink things and come into reason.)
B) All candidates, in descending order of the number of total votes they have,
'''4. Highest total wins'''
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