ranked choice voting
noun [ U ] politics US specialized uk/ˌræŋkt ˌtʃɔɪs ˈvəʊ.tɪŋ/ us/ˌræŋkt ˌtʃɔɪs ˈvoʊ.t̬ɪŋ/ (abbreviation RCV)
排序选择投票（制）（如果第一选择的候选人没有得到足够多选票，所投选票去往第二选择的候选人）
a voting system where, if your preferred candidate (= a person competing to be elected) does not get enough votes to stay in the election, your vote can be given to your second choice of candidate
It is the city's first mayoral election involving ranked choice voting, in which voters can select their three favourite candidates for mayor. 这是本市首次采用排序选择投票的方式选举市长，选民可以选择自己喜欢的三名市长候选人。
The voting machine company was late getting approval of its ranked choice voting system. 投票机公司迟迟未获得其排序选择投票系统的批准。
The state of Maine was the first to bring in RCV for state level elections. 缅因州是第一个在州级选举中引入排序选择投票制的州。
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- Ranked choice voting ensures that candidates with the most votes and broadest support win.
- He says that changes like the ranked choice voting system used in San Francisco are often pushed by people who didn't like who won the last election.
- The voting for nominations and the voting for the actual award this year is ranked choice voting.
- Many cities are implementing RCV in municipal elections.