set their budgets. The US-Based Pacifica Radio Network uses STV to elect its station governing boards. The Object Management Group (OMG) uses STV for their Architecture Board (AB) elections. The selection of nominees for Academy Awards is via an STV ballot of the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Differences from STV are that voters may only rank as many choices as nominees (five for most categories, with ten for best picture), and that at least one first preference is required for a candidate to be successful. Selection of a winner from among the nominees is done using plurality voting. Footnotes References Bibliography Single transferable vote History and use of electoral systems