The technical term for the manner in which Hugo voting is counted used to be "alternative vote". But this wasn't a very clear term, and fans often confused it with "single transferable vote," which is actually an entirely different way of counting preferential ballots.
So I was glad when the term "instant runoff voting" arrived, because it was a lot clearer and caused less confusion. It is now the term of choice to describe this system.
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Date: 2007-01-23 03:49 pm (UTC)So I was glad when the term "instant runoff voting" arrived, because it was a lot clearer and caused less confusion. It is now the term of choice to describe this system.