Again, cases like this are highly unlikely in site selection, but they are possible, and I'm sure that if something like this ever does happen, there will be screams of outrage from the eliminated bids.
And a very loud call for changing the way things are counted so we don't eliminate all the US options. Name aside ("Worldcon"), Helsinki is hardly an easy to reach or high on most bucket lists destination of the average voter and I imagine if it won "by default" (which is how it would be interpreted) over 2 more accessible sites (you *can* drive to either of the other 2, not that you'd want to from most parts of the country), you'd hear a loud call for changing how things worked.
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And a very loud call for changing the way things are counted so we don't eliminate all the US options. Name aside ("Worldcon"), Helsinki is hardly an easy to reach or high on most bucket lists destination of the average voter and I imagine if it won "by default" (which is how it would be interpreted) over 2 more accessible sites (you *can* drive to either of the other 2, not that you'd want to from most parts of the country), you'd hear a loud call for changing how things worked.