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elections of officers shall be by secret ballot, using a system
of instant runoff voting without a separate runoff election. 
The Executive Director shall arrange for the implementation of
an instant runoff voting protocol according to these guidelines:
(1)  The ballot shall give voters the option of ranking
candidates in order of preference.  (2)  If a candidate receives
a majority (over 50 percent) of first preferences, that
candidate is elected.  (3)  If no candidate receives a majority
of first preferences, an instant runoff retabulation shall be
performed by the elections committee within five business days
of the election.  The instant runoff retabulation shall be
conducted in rounds.  In each round, each voter's ballot shall
count as a single vote for whichever continuing candidate the
voter has ranked highest.  The candidate with the fewest votes
after each round shall be eliminated until only two candidates
remain, with the candidate then rece