| IRV |
Stands for "Instant Runoff Voting".
Ãâó: www.cfer.org/learn/gloss.html
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| IRV |
This is a voting system used to determine a majority winner in a single-seat race from a field of candidates. With IRV, each voter has one vote and ranks candidates in order of choice (1, 2, 3, etc.). All first choices are counted, and if no candidate wins a majority of first choices the retabulation of ballots simulates a series of run-off elections. The last place candidate (candidate with the least first-choices) is eliminated. ...
Ãâó: www.fairvote.org/irv/vermont/glossary.htm
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| IRV |
Also known as "alternative vote" and "majority preference" voting, IRV is based on the same "transferable vote" mechanism as choice voting, but is a "winner-take-all" system for electing a single candidate such as president, mayor, or governor. Each voter has one vote, but can rank candidates in order of preference (eg, 1-Nader, 2-Perot, 3-Clinton). The ballot count simulates a series of runoff elections. ...
Ãâó: www.bostonreview.net/BR23.1/prglossary.html
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