; (2) the required number of winning candidates with respect to an election means— (A) in the case of a general election, the number of Representatives to be elected in the Congressional district involved, or (B) in the case of a primary election, the number of candidates required to advance to the general election for the offices of Representatives as provided under the law of the State involved; (3) the term multi-seat election means— (A) a general election in which more than one Representative shall be elected, or (B) a primary election in which more than one candidate shall advance to the general election (without regard to the number of Representatives who shall be elected in that general election); (4) the term multi-seat election threshold means, with respect to an election, an amount equal to— (A) the number of ballots cast in the election; divided by (B) the sum of one plus the required number of winning candidates required with respect to the election, rounded up to 4 decimal places; and (5) the term winning candidate means a candidate who was elected to office (or, in the case of a primary election, who advanced to the general election for such office as provided under the law of the State involved) under the criteria described in subsection (a)(2) at any time during the tabulation of ballots under this section. 333. Exclusion of inactive ballots (a) Initial tabulation In the initial tabulation of ballots under section 331 or section 332, a ballot shall be treated as an inactive ballot, and no vote on the ballot shall be counted for any candidate, if— (1) the voter does not rank any candidates on the ballot in order of preference; (2) the voter ranks more than one candidate at the highest order of preference