Under the alternative vote system, voters would be invited to rank candidates on the ballot in order of preference.

采用选择投票制，选民可在选票上根据喜好程度为候选人排序。

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RANKED-CHOICE voting is not new. Known as the alternative vote system outside America, it is used from Australia to Ireland.

排序复选制投票并不是什么新生儿，它作为美国外的另外一种投票机制，从澳大利亚到爱尔兰都得到了应用。

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Nearly 70% of the votes counted so far went against the proposal to introduce an alternative vote system, which allowed people to choose candidates in order of preference.

到目前为止已经经过点算的接近70%的投票者反对引进选择性投票系统。该系统允许人们根据自己的喜好顺序选择候选人。

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The election is taking place under an alternative vote system which allows party members to rank candidates in order of preference.

BBC: Wales politics

Should the alternative vote system be used instead?

BBC: Scotland

Mr Kennedy says he expects Labour to honour its pledge but he strenuously denies any suggestion of a pre-election pact between himself and the prime minister to introduce the lesser form of proportional representation - the Alternative Vote system.

BBC: Charles Kennedy