In most American runoff elections, voters do not use a preferential ballot and therefore must return to the polls to vote in the runoff. Voters in some countries, such as Ireland, use preferential ballots and therefore only go to the polls one time. Examine the vote totals in the two runoffs shown bellow. What do the vote totals tell you about the merits of preferential ballots in runoff elections. President of Ireland: 1997 Results Candidate Votes received in general election Votes received in runoff Mary Banotti 372,002 497,516 Mary McAleese 574,424 706,259 Derek Nally 59,529 Adi Roche 88,423 Dana Scallon 175,458 US House Louisiana District 3: 2004 results Candidate Votes received in general election Votes received in runoff Charlie Melancan 63, 328 57,611 W.J. Tauzin 84,680 57,042 Craig Ramero 61.132 Damon Baldone 25, 783 Carmiane Cacciopi 19,347 Devin Chiasson 10,350 Remember you need at least one post and two responses to someone else' s post AND DON'T FORGET TO USE YOUR NAME!!
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