limitedrunoff
Limitedrunoff is an electoral design in which a second-round vote (a runoff) is held only if no candidate achieves a specified level of support in the first round, and the second round features only a subset of candidates rather than all who failed to reach the threshold. In practice, the runoff typically includes either the top two candidates by first-round votes or the top N candidates above a defined threshold.
The mechanism works by first round majority or plurality rules, followed by a restricted runoff if the
Variants vary by country and jurisdiction. Common forms include a top-two runoff, where the two leading candidates
Advantages cited for limitedrunoff include reduced election costs and less voter fatigue compared to multi-round contests,