Usually, the pain is worse on one side of your body. Read more. Flank pain refers to discomfort in your upper abdomen or back and sides. It develops in the area below the ribs and above the pelvis. Usually, the pain is worse on one side of your body. Most people experience flank pain at least once in their life, and the discomfort is usually temporary. However, constant or severe flank pain may indicate a serious medical condition, such as dehydration or a urinary tract infection.
Instant runoff voting (IRV) is a method of counting ranked choice ballots. A ranked choice ballot is. a ballot style where voters are asked to order the candidates in order of preference. Depending on the variant, the voter can be asked for a partial ordering where voters are allowed to.
Exhaustive preferential (sometimes called Block Majority) is a variation of a majority system that can be used in multi-member electorates. Under this system, once a candidate is elected, all ballot papers are returned to the count to elect the next member.ifferent types of preferential voting include: 1  Full preferential â the voter must show a preference for all candidates listed for the ballot paper to be formal. 2  Partial preferential â the voter must show a minimum number of preferences for candidates â usually equal to the number to be elected.