the voter to rank candidates and successfully cast the ballot under the system. 322. Application to District of Columbia and Territories (a) Election of Delegates and Resident Commissioner In this subtitle, the term Representative includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. (b) Application to Northern Mariana Islands This subtitle shall apply with respect to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as this subtitle applies to a State. 323. Treatment of States not holding primary elections prior to date of general election Nothing in this title shall be construed to require a State to hold a primary election for the office of Representative in Congress prior to the date established under section 25 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 2 U.S.C. 7 ) for the regularly scheduled general election for such office, so long as the determination of the candidates who are elected to such office is based solely on the votes cast with respect to the election held on such date, as determined in accordance with the system of ranked choice voting under this title. 2 Tabulation Process 331. Tabulation for single-seat Congressional elections (a) In General (1) Determination of candidate’s number of votes In a single-seat election, the number of votes received by a candidate shall be equal to the sum of— (A) the number of ballots cast in the election on which the candidate was the highest-ranked candidate