For single winner executive or judicial offices- 1. The voters may vote yes or no on each candidate and may numerically rank them (1, 2, 3, etc.). 2. (a) If all candidates do not get a yes majority of all the votes cast, then the legislative body fills the vacancy. (b) If a candidate does not get a yes majority of all the votes cast, then he/she loses. (c) If only 1 candidate gets a a yes majority of all the votes cast, then he/she wins. (d) If 2 or more candidates get a yes majority of all the votes cast, then head to head pairings are done using the numerical rankings. 3. (a) If 1 candidate beats each other candidate (or remaining candidate) in his/her pairings, then he/she wins. (b) If a candidate is beat in all of his/her pairings, then he/she loses. Repeat with remaining candidates. (c) If 3 or more candidates are tied for first and they each beat other candidates, then such other candidates lose. [Example- B, D and F are tied for first, each beats X, Y and Z who are tied for fourth X, Y and Z would each lose.] 4. (a) If a candidates loses, then the numerical rankings of the remaining candidates move up on the ballots. (b) If 3 or more remaining candidates are tied, then the candidate with the lowest number of first choice votes loses. (c) Redo step 3 with the remaining candidates. 5. If ties otherwise occur, then use a lottery. ---- Attention- Step 4 only takes effect if step 3 does not produce a winner. Step 4 (b) is a common sense tiebreaker. A copy of this is being sent to the ER list since some folks fail to note the importance of having a MOAV winner- see Step 2.
