
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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A class has a total of $46$ people. They are voting for a class president among five candidates: $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$, and $E$. Each person casts only one vote, and each vote is for only one candidate (no split votes or abstentions). After the voting ends, it is found that candidate $A$ received $25$ votes, candidate $B$ received the second-highest number of votes, candidates $C$ and $D$ received the same number of votes, and candidate $E$ received the fewest votes, with only $4$ votes. Determine the number of votes that candidate $B$ received.

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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