Three candidates are running for political office under a plurality-rule system.Candidate A receives 45 percent of the vote,Candidate B receives 40 percent of the vote,and Candidate C receives 15 percent of the vote.What happens next?
A) Candidate A wins the election.
B) Candidate A must run in a second,confirmation election to ensure that the electorate has chosen the most qualified candidate.
C) Candidates A and B compete in a run-off election because both candidates are the top two vote getters.
D) Candidates A and B are in a statistical tie and must compete in a run-off election.
E) No candidate wins.All three candidates must run again in a second election because they failed to win over 50 percent of the votes.
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