Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is an election method that requires voters to rank candidates in order of preference (first choice, second choice, third choice, and so on). The candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, (voters who voted only for this candidate have their votes exhausted), and voters who ranked that candidate as their first choice will have their votes count for their next choice. This process continues until a majority of the left over ballots tabulate a winner or a candidate won with more than 51% of the vote.

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