Coombs' method: Difference between revisions

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Starting off, there is no simple majority. In the first round, Chattanooga, having the smallest vote, is eliminated. All of the votes for Chattanooga have Knoxville have a second choice, so they are transferred to Knoxville. There is still no simple majority. Now, Nashville has the smallest vote, so it is eliminated. The votes for Nashville have Chattanooga as a second choice, but as Chatanooga has been eliminated, they instead transfer to their third choice, Knoxville. No majority now either. Knoxville now has 58% of the vote, which is a simple majority, making it the winner.

==Potential for Tactical voting==