Concerning the tied election

[Poirot]

The most first preference was the tiebreaker (and most people probably thought that) for most of my time in Atlasia but one day Bacon King I believe showed the text of a law, proving we operated under a false presumption.

I don't like the first preference being the tiebreaker because it discourages voting for someone who is not considered a contender for the win. Like if you vote for a small party candidate you end up hurting the chances of your second chance candidate.

I think in one Senate election I did not even vote for myself because I was wasting my vote on myself (we operated probably falsely under first preference as tiebreaker), my second preference vote was worth less to this candidate than if I first preference the person.

The Northeast regional Senate race was sometimes very close and one time I even asked permission of another declared candidate to run because I didn't want to spoil his chances in case it was a tie and I got a few votes that would maybe transfer to that candidate as second preference. Being on the ballot can be a disadvantage for another candidate if the result is a tie.

Using first preference as tiebreaker (even if it was not legally correct) can cause worries to voter and candidate.