What is the Academy Awards preferential ballot for best picture? Most every Oscar category uses a straightforward voting system, where the nominee who gets the most votes is declared the winner.

What is the Academy Awards preferential ballot for best picture? Most every Oscar category uses a straightforward voting system, where the nominee who gets the most votes is declared the winner.

Ahead of this year's federal election, we asked the Australian Electoral Commission how preferential voting works and why we use it.

Could the voting system used to determine the Oscars' Best Picture winner make all the difference this year? The Academy uses a preferential ballot to select Best Picture, which means voters don't ...

The Academy uses a ranked-choice voting method, called a preferential ballot, to decide the 'Best Picture' winner. But how does it work?

Feb. 29—Pittsburg County Election Board Secretary Tonya Barnes and the State Election Board provide details on early voting for the March 5 Super Tuesday Presidential Preferential Ballot. 1 When ...