In an Alternative Voting system voters choose their top three candidates in order of preference. If, after all first choice votes have been counted, there is no candidate with a majority, the candidate receiving the fewest votes is eliminated. People voting for this candidate will have their second choice votes added to the candidates of their choosing and votes will be counted again. If no candidate has a majority, the process happens again. This continues until there is one candidate left or one candidate has a majority. One can vote for a third-party candidate without fear of one's vote going to waste. This will increase competition in elections, eliminate the spoiler effect, make representation in government more accurate, and call for the elimination of the electoral college.



