second ballot

British  

noun

1. 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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second ballot

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

By observers generally it is considered that the principle of the second ballot, in the form in which it is applied in France, possesses no very decisive value.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin