Second Round of Votes Counting, Anura Kumara vs Sajith Premadasa

Witness September 22, 2024

SECOND ROUND OF VOTES COUNTING, ANURA KUMARA vs SAJITH PREMADASA

If a candidate receives an absolute majority (50 percent plus one) of valid votes cast as a first preference, he or she will be declared the winner. If there is no winner at this stage, a second round of counting takes place. This round includes only the two candidates who received the highest number of votes; all others are eliminated. If an eliminated ballot paper contains a second or a third choice vote for one of the remaining two candidates, it is counted in the candidate’s favor. The candidate with the most overall votes in the second round of counting is then declared the winner.

In past elections, one candidate has always emerged as a clear winner based on first preference votes, and no election has progressed to the counting of second or third preferences. Therefore, it is not known how many voters use the second and third preference option. Anecdotal evidence from the ECSL suggests that the number is small, and that voters’ awareness of the second and third preference option is limited.

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