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second ballot

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noun

an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates

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Thune, who’s served as McConnell’s No. 2 since 2019, beat out Texas Sen. John Cornyn on a second ballot, 29 to 24.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2024

Capt Tighe said the result of the second ballot was “an incredible reaffirmation of our mandate for industrial action in pursuit of a meaningful pay offer”.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2024

Voters would cast ballots for candidates in their local district, as they do now, and then would cast a second ballot by party, in principle allowing smaller parties to flourish.

From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2024

Delegates would vote for a replacement on a second ballot and so on until a nominee was chosen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2024

And as the English condemned their troublesome guest to live on a gloomy little island, the electors condemn their repugnant petitioner to a second ballot.

From The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 by Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange)

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