With respect to VOTING, "a step in the counting process during which votes INSTANT RUNOFF for all remaining candidates are tabulated for the purpose of determining whether a candidate has achieved a majority of the votes cast for a particular office, and, absent a majority, which candidate or candidates must be eliminated." Wash. Rev. Code 29A.053.030(9). Also STAGE COUNTING. IN THE
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With respect to VOTING, "a step in the counting process during which votes INSTANT RUNOFF for all remaining candidates are tabulated for the purpose of determining whether a candidate has achieved a majority of the votes cast for a particular office, and, absent a majority, which candidate or candidates must be eliminated." Wash. Rev. Code 29A.053.030(9). Also STAGE COUNTING. IN THE
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Stage. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/stage
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