Vote for multiple candidates

Voters mark their first, second and third choice of candidates on the ballot.

An immediate majority wins . . .

If any candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, he or she is declared the winner.

. . . otherwise elimination rounds begin

The candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, with his or her votes redistributed based on voters’ second and third choices.

This process continues until a candidate reaches more than 50 percent of the votes, or until only one candidate remains.

A walkthrough of the process is below.

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