The phrase "a majority of first" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete thought and lacks context to determine its intended use.
Example: "A majority of first-time voters expressed their opinions during the election."
Alternatives: "most of the first" or "the majority of first".
(If I do, try this: In an I.R.V. election, if a candidate has a majority of first votes, that candidate is elected — because, er, he or she has a majority of first votes. What's mathematically impossible about that?) Perhaps the governor meant that if no candidate receives a majority of first choices, then — er, no candidate has received a majority of first choices.
Voters can rank candidates, so second-preferences count if nobody wins a majority of first choices.
It is mathematically impossible for the candidate chosen by the IRV process to receive a majority of first votes cast.
If no choice receives a majority of first preferences, the Board shall distribute to the two choices having the most first preferences the preferences as between those two of the other valid ballots cast.
But Ed has more union endorsements, and his broad popularity may tilt the balance towards him under Labour's voting system, which counts second preferences if nobody secures a majority of first preferences.In this section Will they still come?
Under AV, voters rank candidates: if nobody gains a majority of first preferences, the second preferences of the least popular candidates are redistributed until someone crosses the 50% line.Most Tory MPs (and quite a few Labour ones) oppose changing FPTP, but Lib Dems hate it because it punishes smaller parties.
If any single candidate receives a majority of first-preference votes, that candidate is deemed elected.
That's a promise that a majority of first-time candidates in the Democratic Party have apparently made.
If no candidate had a majority of first-place votes, then the candidate with the fewest first-place votes would be eliminated.
If no candidate receives a majority of first-place votes, the top two candidates are entered into an instant runoff -- and the second- and third-place votes are counted.
