1. The following shall be used for the election of 1 person to an executive
or judicial office.
2. Each voter may vote YES or NO on each choice and rank each choice using
number votes (1, 2, etc.).
3. A majority shall be a majority of the number of voters voting on any
choice.
4. (a) If no choice receives a YES majority, then the legislative body
corresponding to the office shall fill the vacancy (but none of the ballot
choices shall be chosen). (b) If a choice does not get a YES majority, then
it shall lose. (c) The number vote rankings of other choices shall move up on
the ballots having such losing choice.
5. If only 1 choice receives a YES majority or if 2 or more choices receive a
YES majority and 1 of them receives a first rank number votes majority, then
he/she shall be elected.
6. If no choice receives a first rank number votes majority, then additional
rank number votes shall be added one rank at a time to see if 1 or more
choices get a majority.
7. If 1 choice gets a majority, then he/she shall be elected.
8. If 2 or more choices receive a majority, then all combinations of 2
choices shall be made using the number votes (and transferring the first
choice votes from other remaining choices, if any, to the lowest ranked
choice on the ballots involved).
9. (a) If a choice has less first rank number votes and transferred votes
than each other choice, then it shall lose. (b) The number vote rankings of
other choices shall move up on the ballots having such losing choice and this
step shall be repeated.
10. If a choice has more first rank number votes and transferred votes than
each other choice, then he/she shall be elected.
11. If neither happens, then the choice with the highest margin of loss in
any combination shall lose and, if necessary, the 2 prior steps shall be
repeated with the remaining choices. Example- B 250, C 190, margin 60 is the
highest among all the combinations so that C loses.
12. If a tie happens, then a lottery shall be used.
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YES majority
none legislative body fills vacancy 4(a)
no lose, move ranks up 4 (b),(c)
yes 1 win 5
2 or more
first rank majority
yes win 5
no combine rankings 6
1 majority win 7
2 or more majorities head to head 8
CL lose 9
CW win 10
circular tie high margin defeat lose 11
tie lottery 12
Any obvious errors ??
