Nanson's method

The Borda count can be combined with an Instant Runoff procedure to create hybrid election methods that are called Nanson method and Baldwin method.

Nanson method

The Nanson method is based on the original work of the mathematician Edward J. Nanson.

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Nanson's method eliminates those choices from a Borda count tally that are at or below the average Borda count score, then the ballots are retallied as if the remaining candidates were exclusively on the ballot.

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This process is repeated if necessary until a single winner remains.

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