N.M. Admin. Code § 1.10.14.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 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.

N.M. Admin. Code § 1.10.14.10

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 17, September 10, 2019, eff. 9/10/2019