First Past the Post (Plurality) Voting
Sample ballot:
A simple vote counting algorithm in which voters select 1 or more candidates for each position. The number of candidates for each position that voters can select is configurable when setting up the election. This is the election system that is commonly used throughout North America in government-run elections.
Ballots are counted and the candidate with the highest percentage of votes wins. When running a multi-seat election, the candidate with the highest percentage will win the first seat, the second-highest percentage wins the second seat, and so on, until all seats are filled.
It is important to note that for elections with more than 2 candidates a majority of the votes (greater than 50% of the total) is not needed to win.
For example, if candidate one has 10 votes, candidate two has 11 votes, and candidate three has 12 votes, candidate three will win since they have the most votes of the three, even though they have 50% or less of the total ballots cast.