Primary definition
A voting method in which the voter indicates both a first and a second choice of candidate for an office. If no candidate receives a majority of the first-place votes, the second-place votes are added in.
Also known asinstant-runoff voting · IRV · alternative vote · AV · preferential voting · ranked-choice voting · RCV · Hare system
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A voting method in which the voter indicates both a first and a second choice of candidate for an office. If no candidate receives a majority of the first-place votes, the second-place votes are added in.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Rank Voting. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/rank-voting
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