; or (B) the candidate is a continuing candidate and the total number of winning and continuing candidates is equal to or less than the required number of winning candidates with respect to the election. (b) Process in Case of Insufficient Number of Winning Candidates (1) Additional rounds of tabulation (A) In general If under the initial tabulation of ballots in a multi-seat election, the number of winning candidates is less than the required number of winning candidates with respect to the election and there is at least one continuing candidate, the election official shall carry out additional rounds of tabulation in accordance with this subsection until the number of winning candidates is equal to such required number of winning candidates. (B) Additional rounds described The additional rounds of tabulation under this subsection are as follows: (i) Surplus vote tabulation rounds under which surplus votes cast for winning candidates are transferred to other candidates, as described in paragraph (2). (ii) Candidate elimination rounds under which votes cast for defeated candidates are transferred to other candidates, as described in paragraph (3). (2) Surplus vote tabulation rounds (A) Transfer of percentage of winning candidate’s votes to next-highest ranked candidate Under a surplus vote tabulation round carried out under this paragraph, the election official shall transfer to, and add to the total number of votes received by, each continuing candidate a number of votes equal to the product of— (i) the surplus vote allocation percentage for the winning candidate who has received the greatest number of votes as of the beginning of the surplus vote tabulation round (as determined under subparagraph (B)), excluding any candidate from whom surplus votes have been transferred in any previous surplus vote tabulation round under this paragraph