Is every voter treated equally under IRV?
Yes. Every voter gets an equal vote. In every round of counting, every ballot counts as one vote for the highest-ranked candidate still in the running. If your candidate is still viable, your vote will continue to count for your favorite candidate. If your candidate has been eliminated, rather than getting zero vote, your vote automatically counts for your next favorite candidate. The misunderstanding that some voters get more votes than others was the basis for a legal challenge to IRV in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The court ruled that IRV fully complied with the principle of “one person, one vote,” giving equal weight to each voter.
