; election of candidate When there are two or fewer active candidates— (A) tabulation is complete; and (B) the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected to the office of Senator or Representative in Congress (or, in the case of a primary election, shall advance to the general election for such office as provided under the law of the State involved). (b) Tabulation for multi-Seat congressional elections — (1) Process for tabulation In the case of a multi-seat election, each ballot cast in the election shall count at its current transfer value for the highest-ranked active candidate on the ballot. Tabulation shall proceed as described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4). (2) Election of candidates during tabulation; surplus-transfer round If any active candidate has a number of votes greater than or equal to the election threshold, that candidate shall be designated as elected, and the surplus votes shall be transferred to other candidates as follows: (A) Unless paragraph (4) applies, each ballot counting for an elected candidate shall be assigned a new transfer value by multiplying the ballot’s current transfer value by the surplus fraction for the elected candidate, truncated after 4 decimal places. (B) Each candidate elected under this paragraph shall be deemed to have a number of votes equal to the election threshold for the contest in all future rounds, each ballot counting towards the elected candidate shall be transferred at its new transfer value to its next-ranked active candidate, and a new round shall begin. (C) If two or more candidates have a number of votes greater than the election threshold, the surpluses shall be distributed simultaneously in the same round. (3) Elimination of candidates during tabulation