A method of voting in which the voter ranks n out of m candidates using the numbers 1 through n, with 1 indicating his first choice. The candidate(s) receiving the fewest numbers of 1's is eliminated and the vote for that candidate is transferred to the voter's next choice and the process is repeated until the requisite number of candidates have been selected. Cf. BLOC VOTING.
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A method of voting in which the voter ranks n out of m candidates using the numbers 1 through n, with 1 indicating his first choice. The candidate(s) receiving the fewest numbers of 1's is eliminated and the vote for that candidate is transferred to the voter's next choice and the process is repeated until the requisite number of candidates have been selected. Cf. BLOC VOTING.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Preferential Bloc Voting. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/preferential-bloc-voting
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