"The voter ranks candidates in order of preference, the candidate with more than 50% of the first vote wins, if no candidate achieves this then the votes of the candidate with the lowest first preference votes are redistributed and this continues until a candidate achieves the required 50%". This is a description of which voting system?

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The description given is of the alternative vote, where voters rank candidates in order of preference and votes are redistributed until a candidate achieves over 50% of the first vote.

"The Voter Ranks Candidates in Order of Preference, the Candidate