1 Va. Admin. Code § 20-100-50 - Ranked choice voting tabulation
A. First-choice ranking tabulation round. For
all elections for an office conducted by ranked choice voting, only
first-choice rankings shall be counted in the first-choice ranking tabulation
round. If any candidate has a vote total greater than or equal to the maximum
possible threshold, that person shall be designated as elected. If the number
of candidates whose vote total is equal to or greater than the maximum possible
threshold is equal to the number of seats to be filled, those candidates are
declared elected and tabulation in additional rounds shall not be conducted. If
the number of candidates whose vote total is equal to or greater than the
maximum possible threshold is less than the number of seats to be filled,
tabulation shall proceed as set forth in subsections B and C of this
section.
B. Instant runoff voting
round. For any election for one office conducted by ranked choice voting, each
active ballot shall count as one vote in each round for the highest-ranked
active candidate on that ballot. Tabulation shall proceed in rounds with each
round proceeding sequentially as follows:
1.
If any active candidate has a majority of votes from active ballots in a round
of tabulation, that person shall be designated as elected and the tabulation is
complete.
2. If two or fewer active
candidates remain, the candidate with the greatest number of votes is elected
and tabulation is complete.
3. If
more than two active candidates remain and no candidate has a majority of votes
on active ballots in a round of tabulation, the active candidate with the
fewest votes is defeated, votes for the defeated candidate are transferred to
each ballot's highest-ranked active candidate, and a new round begins with
subdivision 1 of this subsection.
C. Single transferable vote round. For any
election for more than one office conducted by ranked choice voting, each
active ballot shall count, at its current transfer value, for the
highest-ranked active candidate on that ballot. Tabulation shall proceed in
rounds. Each round proceeds sequentially, until tabulation is complete, as
follows:
1. If the sum of the number of
elected persons and the number of active candidates is less than or equal to
the number of office seats to be filled, then all active candidates are
designated as elected, and tabulation is complete. Otherwise, the tabulation
proceeds pursuant to subdivision 2 of this subsection.
2. If any active candidate has a number of
votes greater than or equal to the election threshold for the contest, that
person shall be designated as elected. Each ballot counting for an elected
person is assigned a new transfer value by multiplying the ballot's current
transfer value by the surplus fraction for the elected person, truncated after
the fourth decimal place. The transfer value of each ballot cast for an elected
candidate must be transferred to the highest-ranked active candidate on that
ballot. Each person elected under this subdivision is deemed to have a number
of votes equal to the election threshold for the contest in all future rounds
and a new round begins pursuant to subdivision 1 of this subsection.
3. If no candidate or person is elected
pursuant to subdivision 2 of this subsection, the candidate with the fewest
votes is defeated and votes for the defeated candidates shall be transferred at
their current transfer value to each ballot's next-ranked active candidate and
a new round begins pursuant to subdivision 1 of this subsection.
D. Surplus transfer. If in a round
of counting conducted under subsection C of this section, two or more active
candidates have a number of surplus votes greater than the election threshold
for the contest, the surpluses shall be distributed in rounds in which the
largest surplus is distributed first, with any ties resolved by lot as required
by §
24.2-674 of the Code of
Virginia.
E. Tools, including
software, used for tabulation in subsections B and C must be approved for use
by the Department of Elections.
Notes
Statutory Authority: § 24.2-673.1 of the Code of Virginia.
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