instant-runoff voting
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voting method for single-seat elections, where voters rank the candidates in order of preference; ballots are initially counted for each voter’s top choice, losers are eliminated one-by-one, with losers' ballots redistributed till 1 candidate remains
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- Subclass of
- Winner-take-all system
- Part of
- democracy
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- short name
- IRV
- Commons category
- Instant-runoff voting
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