“We need someone who can do the math”
There is no need to do any complicated math.
If no one wins a majority on the first ballot then the candidate with the lowest number of votes is eliminated and those votes are allocated to the candidate(s) who were ranked second on those ballots.
eg
An election with 3 candidates
Dem
Rino
MAGA
You vote
Dem 3
Rino 2
MAGA 1
Results
Dem 45%
Rino 30%
MAGA 25%
In first past the post the Dem wins, in ranked choice voting MAGA is eliminated and the MAGA Votes are transferred to the second choice.
If every MAGA voter puts the Rino 2nd final result is Dem 45% Rino 55%
You might not have wanted the Rino to win but would you have preferred the Dem to win because the right wing vote was split between Rino and MAGA
Thanks!
YOU and HandBasketHell and Red Badger get it... Now we need to find a way to explain this to Republicans running for office AND the RNC.