; elimination round Unless paragraph (2) or paragraph (4) applies, the active candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, each vote cast on a ballot for the eliminated candidate shall be counted for the next-ranked active candidate on the ballot, and a new round shall begin. (4) Completion of tabulation Tabulation in a multi-seat election is complete if— (A) the number of elected candidates is equal to the number of seats to be filled and any remaining votes in excess of the election threshold have been counted for each ballot’s next-ranked active candidate; or (B) the sum of the number of elected candidates and the number of active candidates is less than or equal to the number of seats to be filled at any time. (c) Treatment of certain ballots (1) Treatment of undervotes A ballot which is an undervote shall not be counted in any round of tabulation of ballots in an election under this section. For purposes of this paragraph, an undervote is a ballot for which the voter does not rank any of the candidates in the election. (2) Treatment of inactive ballots (A) In general A ballot which becomes an inactive ballot shall no longer count for any candidate for the remainder of the tabulation of ballots in an election under this section after the ballot becomes inactive. (B) Inactive ballot defined For purposes of this paragraph, an inactive ballot is a ballot on which— (i) all of the ranked candidates on the ballot have become inactive; or (ii) the voter ranks more than one candidate at the same ranking and all candidates at a higher ranking have become inactive. (3) Treatment of skipped or repeated rankings (A) In general A ballot which includes any skipped or repeated ranking shall remain active and continue to be counted for the highest-ranked active candidate in an election under this section. (B) Skipped and repeated rankings defined For purposes of this paragraph— (i) a skipped ranking is a ranking a voter does not assign to any candidate while assigning a subsequent ranking to a candidate