I see 34 votes for Lauda and 33 votes for Mitchell but the post above shows quite a different outcome.
Ah! Thank you. I see it now, we're tabulating the results as if the race is over before it's over and eliminating other candidates until one has a majority.
I guess since the voting has tapered off, this is okay but does this lead would-be voters down the proverbial garden path? I mean let's say I wanted to vote for Xandry (hypothetically - this isn't electioneering) as my first choice but I already know he is eliminated and I want my vote to count, it could change the way I order my selections consciously or subconsciously. Maybe the race is so close and I really don't want the current leader to win, it allows me to place my vote strategically in an attempt to subvert the election. Just thinking out loud.