Anti-plurality voting

In this electoral system, each voter marks a vote against his or her fourth preference.

In this case, it would be a tie between Nashville and Chattanooga, both receiving zero votes.

As can be seen from the example, in the absence of tactical voting, this system tends to favor middle-of-the-road candidates.

However, it is very sensitive to tactical voting, as any candidate perceived beforehand as a potential winner will attract more countervotes from partisans of their opponents.

For this reason, few would advocate this system for general high-stakes use, though for its simplicity it can be useful in specific situations (where voters are not motivated to use tactical voting).