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Last Place Candidate

Last Place Candidate: With respect to INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING, “a candidate who has r eceived the fewest votes among the candidates who remain at any STAGE.

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With respect to INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING, “a candidate who has r eceived the fewest votes among the candidates who remain at any STAGE. Two or more candidates simultaneously become last place candidates when their combined votes are equal to or fewer than all votes for the candidate with the third highest vote total.” Wash. Rev. Code §29A.053.030(6). Last Precinct Report (ES&S) A report containing a summary of vote to tals for the last precinct read by a ballot scanner.

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