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STV - It's Simple To Vote At elections for district health boards and some local authorities voters use the "Single Transferable Vote" (or "STV"). On this site you can find out: How to vote using STVIt is simple to vote with STV. Instead of putting a tick beside the candidates you want to vote for, you rank them with numbers. How candidates are elected In an STV election, candidates must reach a certain number of votes to get elected. If one or more candidates doesn’t get enough votes, or if they get more than they need, their votes are transferred to their voters’ other preferred candidates. How votes are counted Voting is easy with STV. The vote counting is more complex and that's why a special computer programme has been developed. In 2022 STV is being used to elect members of these local authorities:
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