▁appro val . ▁ ▁The ▁scores ▁for ▁each ▁candidate ▁are ▁then ▁sum med , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁highest - r ated ▁candidates ▁are ▁selected ▁as ▁final ists . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁instant - run off ▁round , ▁the ▁final ist ▁who ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁higher ▁rating ▁on ▁a ▁greater ▁number ▁of ▁ball ots ▁is ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁winner . ▁ ▁Us age ▁ ▁The ▁concept ▁was ▁first ▁proposed ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁by ▁Mark ▁Fro hn m ayer , ▁and ▁was ▁initially ▁called ▁score ▁plus ▁top ▁two ▁or ▁score ▁run off ▁voting ▁( SR V ). ▁The ▁run off ▁step ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reduce ▁strateg ic ▁in cent ives ▁in ▁ordinary ▁score ▁voting , ▁such ▁as ▁bullet ▁voting ▁and ▁tact ical ▁maxim ization . ▁Thus , ▁ST AR ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁hy brid ▁between ▁( r ated ) ▁score ▁voting ▁and ▁( rank ed ) ▁instant ▁run off ▁voting . ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁movement ▁to ▁implement ▁ST AR ▁voting ▁was ▁centered ▁in ▁Oregon , ▁with ▁chap ters ▁in ▁Eug ene , ▁Port land , ▁S alem , ▁Ast oria , ▁and ▁Ash land . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁supp or ters ▁submitted ▁over ▁ 1 6 0 0 0 ▁sign atures ▁for ▁a ▁ball ot ▁initi ative ▁in ▁Lane ▁County , ▁OR , ▁putting ▁Me asure ▁ 2 0 - 2 9 0 ▁on ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ball ot . ▁ ▁This ▁ball ot ▁measured ▁failed , ▁with