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Ranked Choice Voting – I am starting over!

As with some projects, and especially some coding projects, it is better to shut the lap – top and go for a walk.  Then start all over. That is where I find myself now. I was doing some additional research in how to account for ties: There are three ways – three different ways jurisdictions are handling this issue, and honestly, that is going to be an issue for RCV in moving forward.
  • Decided by lot
  • Most votes in previous round
  • Predetermined tie-breaking order and include in configuration or algorithm.
In fact, we have different jurisdictions defining ‘winner’ differently.  Does a candidate win when they hit 50% + X.  With X being a fractional amount or a whole number. Anyway, I am starting over after learning a lot – it is crucial to account for the ‘exceptions’ because democracy is messy as hell., and ain’t as easy as 1-2-3.

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