Using the example from Reverse Bucklin vs. Instant Runoff raises another question- should only one candidate at a time lose using Reverse Bucklin lose (i.e. the candidate with the highest majority against him/her) ? A larger tie example 15 A>B>C>D>E>F 16 B>C>D>E>F>A 17 C>D>E>F>A>B 18 D>E>F>A>B>C 19 E>F>A>B>C>D 20 F>A>B>C>D>E 105 Assume each is acceptable to a majority of the voters using a YES/NO vote. 89 A/B 16 88 B/C 17 87 C/D 18 86 D/E 19 85 E/F 20 90 F/A 15 72 A/C 33 70 B/D 35 68 C/E 37 66 D/F 39 70 E/A 35 74 F/B 31 54 A/D 51 51 B/E 54 48 C/F 57 A>B>C>D>E>F>A If the 3 last choices are added using Reverse Bucklin, then -- A 51 B 54 C 57 loses with highest majority against D 54 E 51 F 48 315 15 A>B>D>E>F 16 B>D>E>F>A 17 D>E>F>A>B 18 D>E>F>A>B 19 E>F>A>B>D 20 F>A>B>D>E 105 89 A/B 16 86 D/E 19 85 E/F 20 90 F/A 15 70 B/D 35 66 D/F 39 70 E/A 35 74 F/B 31 54 A/D 51 51 B/E 54 A>B>D>E>F>A, tie continues Last 2 choices A 51 B 54 loses D 39 E 35 F 31 210 15 A>D>E>F 16 D>E>F>A 17 D>E>F>A 18 D>E>F>A 19 E>F>A>D 20 F>A>D>E 105 86 D/E 19 85 E/F 20 90 F/A 15 66 D/F 39 70 E/A 35 54 A/D 51 A>D>E>F>A, tie continues Last 2 choices A 70 loses with highest majority against D 39 E 35 F 66 210 86 D/E 19 85 E/F 20 66 D/F 39 D>E>F, D wins Note that D had 54 votes against in the last 3 choices.