The 1st and 2nd ranks also count for points. The points are used in an “instant primary” to eliminate all but the top 3 scorers.
The top 3 are subjected to a rank-based comparison. All 5 ranks count.
Above, Joel wins the single-ballot election as the pairwise winner of the top 3. A Condorcet winner (like Joel), and a 1st-rank majority winner, will win this every time, when they are in the top 3.
Next is a 2-ballot election, with a real primary, followed by a general election.
Scoring of these ratings is the same as in the single-ballot election, except there will be 4 top candidates instead of 3. (Picture is the same as the single-ballot scorecard picture above.)
The top 4 candidates appear on the general ballot.
Again, the point totals from 1st and 2nd ratings are used to determine the finalists. This time it’s the top two.
Kate has the highest score, but these scores don’t tell the whole story. Joel is preferred over Kate by more voters than those who prefer Kate over Joel. In fact, Joel wins an absolute majority of ballots (over 50% of the 717 ballots).
The ballot types below are only for completeness, for those wanting to study deeply. The single-ballot ballots were recycled for use in the primary, but the general must be a separate vote. I used slashes because they don’t require the shift key as > symbols do.
View the previous blog post for all the details:
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