Kent Crispin ? In a message dated 10/9/2000 9:05:43 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << If at that point one candidate has an absolute majority (50% + 1) of the vote, he/she is selected. If not, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. The eliminated candidate's votes are redistributed to the next ranked candidates (the "2"s). >>