Multi-office accumulated choices

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For multi-office executive and judicial elections (e.g. 2 or more sheriffs or
judges), the accumulated choices Condorcetish tie breaker has the following
steps.

The phrase "total votes" shall mean the number of ballots with first choice
votes. N = Number of persons to be elected.
If a candidate loses or is elected, then the remaining candidates shall be
moved up on each ballot.
[Example- Candidate B is elected and is the second choice on some ballots.
The candidates after B are moved up on such ballots.]

Step 1. The voter votes the standard 1, 2, 3, etc. for his/her first, second,
third, etc. candidate choices and zero (0) for unacceptable candidates.

Step 2. Any candidate getting a majority of zero votes loses.

Step 3. (a) If the same N candidates get more votes than each other candidate
(in rotation), then such N candidates shall be elected. 

(b) For such comparison purposes, the N highest choices on each ballot that
are for one or more of the N candidates or for such other candidate shall
count as one vote for each of such candidates.
[Example- N=3, candidates B, D and F get more votes than each of A, C and E
in rotation counting the top 3 choices on each ballot for B, D, F or A, C and
E in rotation (i.e. B, D and F v. A; B, D and F v. C; B, D, F v. E). All of
the combinations would have to be done- requiring a computer in most cases.]

(c) If (a) fails to produce N winners, then any candidate who gets less votes
than each candidate in every group of N candidates (in rotation) shall lose.
[Example- N=3, Candidates  A and E lose in all combinations with any other 2
candidates.]

(d) Paragraph (c) shall be repeated after all such losing candidates are
determined at the same level.
[Example- The voter choices after A and E are moved up. Paragraph (c) is
redone.]

Step 4. (a) If Step 3 fails to produce N winners, then any candidate whose
first choice votes are a majority of the total votes shall win. This
paragraph shall be repeated if less than N candidates are elected.
[This is for the case if a majority of the voters vote 1, 2, etc. for the
same candidates- such as a majority of first choices for X, the same majority
of second choices for Y and the same majority of third choices for Z]

(b) If (a) fails to elect N winners, then the first plus second choices for
each remaining candidate shall be combined. Any such remaining candidate who
gets a majority of the total votes shall win and this paragraph shall be
repeated if less than the total of N candidates are elected.

(c) If (b) fails to elect a total of N winners, then the first plus second
plus third choices shall be used in paragraph (b). Additional choice levels
shall be added in like manner, if necessary.

(d) If the number of candidates who get a majority of the total votes in (a),
(b) or (c) is more than the number to be elected (or remaining to be
elected), then the candidate with the highest majority or the candidates with
the highest majorities shall be elected.

(e) If all choice levels are used and N candidates are not elected, then the
candidate(s) with the highest number of votes shall be elected to fill the
unfilled positions.
[This is the plurality last resort].