▁of ▁them ▁will ▁win . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁always ▁satisfy ▁revers al ▁symmetry ▁( though ▁it ▁only ▁viol ates ▁it ▁for ▁exactly ▁ 3 ▁candidates ). ▁It ▁also ▁viol ates ▁independence ▁of ▁cl ones ▁( because ▁any ▁time ▁the ▁candidate ▁with ▁the ▁second - most ▁points ▁wins , ▁if ▁a ▁clone ▁of ▁the ▁candidate ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁points ▁is ▁introduced , ▁then ▁the ▁run off ▁will ▁be ▁only ▁between ▁the ▁candidate ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁points ▁and ▁their ▁clone , ▁making ▁the ▁candidate ▁with ▁the ▁second - most ▁points ▁and ▁any ▁of ▁their ▁cl ones ▁lose ), ▁participation , ▁and ▁consist ency . ▁ ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁satisfy ▁the ▁later - no - harm ▁criter ion , ▁meaning ▁that ▁giving ▁a ▁positive ▁rating ▁to ▁a ▁less - pre ferred ▁candidate ▁can ▁cause ▁a ▁more - pre ferred ▁candidate ▁to ▁lose . ▁ ▁Disc uss ion ▁of ▁ST AR ' s ▁criteria ▁comp li ances ▁Fair V ote , ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁prom otes ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁instant - run off ▁voting , ▁arg ues ▁that ▁ST AR ' s ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁criter ion ▁and ▁the ▁later - no - harm ▁criter ion ▁is ▁problem atic . ▁ST AR ▁advoc ates ▁have ▁respond ed , ▁not ing ▁that ▁ST AR ▁satisfies ▁a ▁relax ed ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁criter ion , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁system ▁better ▁bal ances ▁the ▁compet ing , ▁in compatible ▁favorite ▁bet ray al ▁and ▁later - no - harm ▁criteria , ▁resulting ▁in ▁vot er ▁satisfaction ▁simulations ▁in