Defined term
Ranked Choice Voting
Ranked Choice Voting: A vote variation which allows each voter to rank contest options in order of the voter’s preference, in which votes are counted in…
Also known as: IRV
Alternative names:
IRVRCVinstant run-off votingranked order
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Definition
A vote variation which allows each voter to rank contest options in order of the voter’s preference, in which votes are counted in rounds using a series of runoff tabulations to defeat contest options with the fewest votes, which elects a winner with a majority of final round votes in a single winner contest and provides proportional representation in multi-winner contests.
Alternative Definitions
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A vote variation which allows each voter to rank contest options in order of preference and in which votes are counted in rounds using runoff tabulations.
Sources
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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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