N.M. Admin. Code § 1.10.14.10 - TABULATION FOR MULTIPLE WINNER ELECTION
A. In any contest in which more than one
officer position is conducted by ranked choice voting, the tabulation proceeds
in rounds. If, in the initial tabulation, the number of continuing candidates
is less than or equal to the number of offices to be elected, then all
continuing candidates are elected and tabulation is complete. Otherwise, each
round proceeds sequentially, until tabulation is complete, as follows:
(1) Each ballot shall count, at its current
transfer value, for the highest-ranked continuing candidate on that ballot. If
the sum of the number of elected candidates and the number of continuing
candidates is equal to the sum of one and the number of offices to be elected,
then the candidate with the fewest votes is defeated, all other continuing
candidates are elected, and tabulation is complete.
(2) If at least one continuing candidate has
more votes than the election threshold for the contest, then each such
candidate is elected. Each ballot counting for an elected candidate is assigned
a new transfer value by multiplying the ballot's current transfer value by the
surplus fraction for the elected candidate, rounded down to four decimal places
and ignoring any remainder. Each candidate elected under this subsection is
deemed to have a number of votes equal to the election threshold for the
contest in all future rounds. A new round begins with Paragraph (1) of
Subsection A of this section.
(3)
If no candidate is elected under Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of this section,
then the continuing candidate with the fewest votes is defeated, and a new
round begins with Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of this section.
B. If a tie between candidates
occurs at any stage in the tabulation, the tie shall be resolved in favor of
the candidate who received the greatest number of combined first choice votes
and transferred votes at the previous stage of tabulation.
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