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Electoral Systems and the Prevention of Electoral Fraud: A Comparative Study
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Which electoral system is characterized by voters ranking candidates in order of preference, and the candidate with the highest number of first-preference votes wins?
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Ranked choice voting
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Ranked choice voting, also known as preferential voting, allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. The candidate with the highest number of first-preference votes wins, but if no candidate receives a majority of first-preference votes, the candidate with the fewest first-preference votes is eliminated, and their votes are redistributed to their next-preferred candidates.