The runoff vote, also known as the alternate voting system.

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https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_Ranked_Choice_Voting_Initiative,_Question_5_(2016)

Quote:Maine Ranked Choice Voting Initiative, Question 5 (2016)


Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is also known as [/url]instant-runoff voting. If approved, ranked-choice voting would be used to elect U.S. senators, U.S. representatives, the governor, state senators, and state representatives.[1]

Question 5 defines ranked-choice voting as "the method of casting and tabulating votes in which voters rank candidates in order of preference, tabulation proceeds in sequential rounds in which last-place candidates are defeated and the candidate with the most votes in the final round is elected."[url=https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_Ranked_Choice_Voting_Initiative,_Question_5_(2016)#cite_note-measure-1][1]
As of August 2016, there were no states that used ranked-choice voting for standard statewide elections. Currently all states use the method of voting that allows voters to choose one candidate, and the candidate with the most votes in a single round of voting is elected.

Hopefully Maine can get this initiative passed and really set the bar for the other states in regards to true democratic representation.