Bucklin voting  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:
navigation, search  Bucklin voting is a class of voting systems
that can be used for single-member and multi-member districts.
It is named after its original promoter, James W. Bucklin of
Grand Junction, Colorado, and is also known as the Grand
Junction system. As in Majority Judgment, the Bucklin winner
will be one of the candidates with the highest median ranking or
rating.  Voting process[edit]  Bucklin rules varied, but here is
a typical example:  Voters are allowed rank preference ballots
(first, second, third, etc.).  First choice votes are first
counted. If one candidate has a majority, that candidate wins.
Otherwise the second choices are added to the first choices.
Again, if a candidate with a majority vote is found, the winner
is the candidate with the most votes accumulated. Lower rankings
are added as needed.  A majority is determined based on the
number of valid ballots. Since, after the first round, there may
be more votes cast than