Sentence examples for preference candidates from inspiring English sources

Assuming there is no first preference victor, SV will then eliminate all but the first- and second-placed first preference candidates, and second preference votes for those two leading candidates – certain to be Johnson and Livingstone – come into play.

Assuming there is no first preference victor, SV [the voting system] will then eliminate all but the first- and second-placed first preference candidates, and second preference votes for those two leading candidates – certain to be Johnson and Livingstone – come into play.

Similar to STV, voters choose their first and second preference candidates, and if no candidate wins 50% of the vote in the first round, all but the top two are eliminated.

So they would put "1" by their first preference candidate, "2" by their second preference, and so on.

Dan Schnur, a no-party-preference candidate and former chairman of the state Fair Political Practices Commission, reported $260,441 in the bank.

Former Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel, a contestant in that race, reported raising $672,214 — less than the $964,385 collected by no-party-preference candidate Marianne Williamson.

He has indicated that he has a preference for candidates with "digital experience".

Many individuals want to work for as long as possible as they consider prospective employers have more of a preference for candidates that are still employed.

Last week it confirmed that its budget to hire more "financial police" would be increased to get the best talent available, and indicated a continuing preference for candidates with industry experience.

Indeed, another surprising outcome of this election was the voters' preference for candidates who did not run as members of a political group or bloc, but as individuals promising to represent the nation as a whole.

And John Turner, from the Association of Electoral Administrators, told the BBC the "supplementary vote" system - allowing voters a first and second preference of candidates - must be sufficiently well explained.