instant-runoff voting

Noun

uncountable

A form of alternative or preferential voting system in which voters rank candidates, and votes for the worst performing candidate are re-allocated to the voters' next-highest choices until one candidate has reached the threshold for election.

Japanese Meaning

即時再配分投票制：有権者が候補者に順位を付け、最も票の少ない候補者から票を次順位の候補者に再配分し、最終的にある候補者が選出基準に達するまで行う、代替的または優先順位に基づく投票システム。

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To reduce wasted votes and ensure majority support, the city council proposed implementing instant-runoff voting, in which voters rank candidates and ballots for the lowest-performing candidate are reallocated to voters' next preferences until one candidate reaches the required threshold.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

死票を減らし過半数の支持を確保するため、市議会は即時決選投票の導入を提案した。この制度では有権者が候補者に順位を付け、最下位の候補者の票が次に挙げた候補へ再配分され、いずれかの候補が当選に必要な閾値に達するまで続けられる。

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