State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) “Instant runoff voting” and “ranked choice voting” mean a method of casting and tabulating votes in which:
(A) Voters rank candidates in order of preference;(B) Tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated;(C) Votes are transferred from elected or defeated candidates to the voters’ next-ranked candidate or candidates in order of preference; and(D) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled, as applicable; and(2) “Local government” means an incorporated city or town, a county, a metropolitan form of government, a school, utility, or other regional or local district, or a unit of government that is governed by one (1) or more elected officials.(b) A county election commission shall not utilize instant runoff voting or ranked choice voting to conduct an election in this state for a statewide or local government office.
