Ranked-Choice Voting (Instant Runoff)

Requirements Examples E wins because, once F is removed, its only ballot moves to E, giving E three of the five active ballots. Notes Establish how to break a tie for the fewest votes—such as lexicographic order, first candidate seen, or removing every tied candidate together—and ask the interviewer instead of assuming a policy. Confirm whether the winning bar is “strictly above 50%” or “50% or more,” since the distinction affects a two-candidate tie that retains the…