Counting single transferable votes
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Counting single transferable votes
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The single transferable vote (STV) is a proportional representation system that elects multiple winners. It is one of several ways of choosing winners from ballots that rank candidates by preference. Under STV, an elector's vote is initially allocated to their first-ranked candidate. Candidates are elected (winners) if their vote tally reaches quota. After the winners in the first count are determined, if seats are still open, surplus votes — those in excess of an electoral quota— are transferre
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How choices are tallied under multi-winner ranked-choice voting
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counting_single_transferable_votes
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2005-05-17T10:15:56Z
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2024-09-05T15:12:50Z
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