> This method is precinct-summable. One-round results can be done easily on > any equipment that exists, and/or by hand easily. The process for finding > who is in the runoff described above could also be done on even the most > antiquated equipment by running the ballots through once per viable > candidate (that is, those who's base score plus preferences is over the top > base score). Typically, this would not be more than three candidates. > > Oops, I meant "those who's base score plus preferences is over the second-highest base score"; and nevertheless, it would frequently be only two candidates, removing the need for any fancy counting at all.
JQ
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