This is true; I have adjusted the story to indicate Taral's final standing rather than his place in the initial round, which merely indicated that more people gave first preference to "No Award" (114) and other candidates than Taral (82).
Actually, that whole group (p. 17) was an interesting example of the system; the eventual winner (Maurine Starkey) only emerged after the final runoff. Steve Stiles had fewer first preferences than "No Award", yet ultimately placed second.
This is true; I have adjusted the story to indicate Taral's final standing rather than his place in the initial round, which merely indicated that more people gave first preference to "No Award" (114) and other candidates than Taral (82).
Actually, that whole group (p. 17) was an interesting example of the system; the eventual winner (Maurine Starkey) only emerged after the final runoff. Steve Stiles had fewer first preferences than "No Award", yet ultimately placed second.