; (B) a ballot on which the voter ranked more than one continuing candidate at the highest order of preference; or (C) a ballot on which the voter skips two or more consecutive numerical rankings prior to the ranking for the continuing candidate at the highest order of preference. 334. Treatment of ties between candidates (a) Establishment of random selection algorithm For each election for Representative in Congress, the appropriate election official shall establish and publish a random selection algorithm prior to the tabulation of ballots under section 331 and section 332. (b) Designation of winning candidate If a tie occurs between candidates with the greatest number of votes or the fewest number of votes at any point in the tabulation of ballots under section 331 or section 332 and the tabulation cannot proceed until the tie is resolved, the candidate whose name is selected pursuant to the random selection algorithm established for that round under subsection (a) shall be considered to have the greatest number of votes among such candidates. 3 Payments to States To Implement Ranked Choice Voting 341. Payments to States to implement ranked choice voting (a) Payments Not later than June 1, 2021, the Commission shall make a payment to the State in an amount equal to— (1) in the case of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, $1,500,000; or (2) in the case of any other State, the sum of $1,000,000 and the product of— (A) the number of Representatives to which the State is entitled under the reapportionment of Representatives resulting from the regular decennial census conducted during 2020