transferable vote
Britishnoun
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The winner was decided by members in a ballot using a single transferable vote system.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2024
Voting in the SNP leadership election, which is using the single transferable vote system, opened on Monday with the winner to be announced on 27 March.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2023
Voters under the new system will elect three City Council candidates per district using a form of ranked-choice voting known as proportional representation or single transferable vote.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Under the single transferable vote system, ballots are counted in rounds with city council candidates only needing 25% of the vote to win.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
The principle of eliminating a candidate at the bottom of the poll is not peculiar to the single transferable vote.
From Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election by Humphreys, John H.
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