Well, there are two mathematical reasons i see for not allowing the powers that be to determine the language themselves. With IRV, the reasoning is simple. ...
I have generally advocated brief charter amendments leaving details to regulations. This is true of both IRV and STV. Below is the IRV charter amendment that...
Terrill Bouricius
terryb@...
Nov 1, 2005 4:22 pm
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I am still waiting to see a great tri-fold flyer about STV/PR to modify for our state, but we created one on IRV specifically to promote locally. We gathered...
But those elites are exactly the ones who can come to understand that something that's simpler on the surface (like just limited voting with one vote or...
I think Kirk's basic point is right that voters need some compelling reasons to vote for change. I just doubt whether any measurable number will vote for...
... I believe Zo preferred the language "Choice Voting" to "Proportional Representation." On the phrase "Proportional Representation" though, I think it's more...
Anthony and all, These are particular examples of ways in which the details of IRV or STV might be done wrong (or, at least, in a way that some of us would see...
I agree that most voters will only look at the periphery of this proposal (or any in depth election reform proposal like IRV and STV). I also want to share...
Well, as each state can vary, i can only speak to my state and my understanding of what i DO understand... in our state, it requires a charter ammendment to...
... you'll see that it covers the basic points. Eliminating all but the two highest vote-getters after the first round would not be consistent with guideline...
I would spin proportional voting as a "full representation system". Your vote is never wasted. It's never thrown away as irrelevant, and it's never discarded...
Eric Armstrong
eric@...
Nov 4, 2005 9:17 pm
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" I'm more thinking about what elites (e.g. editorial boards, even good government groups like the League of Women Voters) think and how their opinions affect...
Janet Anderson
JanetRAnderson@...
Nov 5, 2005 6:27 am
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... proposal (or any in depth election reform proposal like IRV and STV). I also want to share some insights I have gained from my ... still rank the...
I had some bracing news over the weekend. Rod Donald, co-leader of the New Zealand Green Party, died at the age of 48. Rod was a widely loved man in New...
*Cambridge, MA Choice Voting Elections Once Again Provide Fair Racial Representation and Voter Choice * Cambridge City Council 2004Choice voting has been in...
Folks, First, my apologies to those of you who are on more than one of these mailing lists and are therefore getting duplicates. If you direct your reponses...
... (STV) ... hand. The NI STV rules use the Gregory Method (simple Gregory Method) that calculates fractional transfer values as opposed to the integer ...
MPs urged to end 'first-past-the-post' election system By Robert Verkaik, Legal Affairs Correspondent Published: 14 November 2005 Proposals to end Britain's...
UC Davis tallied their 5th choice voting election today. Results are posted here: https://elections.ucdavis.edu/ There were 2145 voters and 13 candidates for 6...
Proportional voting is on the ballot again in Canada, this time in the Atlantic seaboard province of Prince Edward Island. This campaign has not been getting...
Here's a column I have out on the Knight Ridder wire that's accessible to any newspaper right now -- ran on Saturday in the Sacramento Bee, for example. Feel...
One of the most important organizations supporting proportional voting is the Center for Public Justice, based in Annapolis, Maryland. It has a generally...
Supporters of proportional voting systems, We've begun the process of converting our extensive FairVote video library into a digital format. The first release...
For election night data junkies, the PEI results are now being posted here: http://www.electionspei.ca/plebiscites/pr/results/detailed/index.php The news is...
... It is always sad when a PR initiative is voted down. But this was a poor proposal. MMP (=AMS in UK) is a poor PR system that creates lots of problems. And...
If I’m reading the voting equipment survey chart correctly, the only optical scanner on the market today (as far as the survey determined) that captures ...
Tony: I'll try to reply to each of your questions. ... Yes. If optical scan is your preferred method, Sequoia is the way to go. ... I'm not entirely sure. I...
Jack Santucci
jack.santucci@...
Nov 30, 2005 6:12 pm
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Please correct me if this is wrong: I believe that Diebold's scanner is used in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and that Diebold has claimed to several California...
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