Multi Person Elections 6/1/96

[DEMOREP1 at aol.com]

Multiple Winner Method with Combined Choices Tie Breaker
1 June 1996
by DEMOREP1 at aol.com

Article ___ 
Multiple Person Executive and Judicial Elections

Sec. 1. (a) This Article shall be used for the election of two or more (N)
persons to an executive or judicial elective office.
[Option- (b) At least ____ days before the election day for the office each
candidate for the office may make public his/her numbered choices in rank
order for such office [Suboption- without using any same numbered choices].
(c) Any such choices shall be given to each elector with the ballot for such
office.
(d) Each ballot shall contain a location whereby an elector may agree with
the choices of a candidate.]

Sec. 2. (a) Each elector may vote zero (0) for each unacceptable candidate.
(b) Each elector may vote 1 for a first choice candidate, 2 for a second
choice candidate, etc.
[Option- (b) The same choice number may be used more than once.]
[Option- (c) If an elector votes to use the Section 1 candidate choices, then
such choices that do not duplicate the elector's choices shall be deemed to
be in order after the elector's choices.]
[Option- (d) Next to the name of each candidate there shall be a location in
which each elector may give an approval percentage to the candidate (100
highest, 0 lowest).]

Sec. 3. (a) Any candidate who gets a number of zero (0) votes that is a
majority of all the ballots shall lose. 
(b) If N or less candidates remain, then they shall be elected.
(c) Any vacancy in the office shall be filled for a term of not more than 2
years by the legislative body having jurisdiction over the office.

Sec. 4. (a) Any candidates elected or losing at the same time in a section
shall be deemed removed from all ballots.
(b) The remaining candidates on each ballot shall be moved up in order to
fill any vacant choices [Option- (but shall not receive the same choice
number as a remaining candidate by moving up)].

Sec. 5. N shall be reduced by one when a candidate is elected.

Sec. 6. (a) If a candidate gets a majority of the first choice votes on all
ballots, then he/she shall be elected.
(b) If necessary, the preceding sentence shall be repeated.

Sec. 7. (a) If a candidate (when combined with any other N minus one
candidates) gets more votes when matched against each other candidate on all
ballots, then he/she shall be elected.
(b) If a candidate (when combined with any other N minus one candidates) gets
less votes when matched against each other candidate on all ballots, then
he/she shall lose.
(c) [(1)] In each match the N candidates on each ballot having the lowest
numbered choices shall each receive one vote. [Option- (2) If two or more (T)
candidates in a match have the same choice number on a ballot, then each of
them shall receive a W/T vote where W is the number of whole shared votes for
such candidates.]

Sec. 8. (a) (1) If necessary, the first plus second choice votes on all
ballots shall be combined. (2) The N candidates, if any, who receive the
highest majorities of votes on all ballots shall be elected.
(b) (1) If necessary, the votes on the next choice level shall be combined
with the votes on preceding choice levels (first plus second plus third,
first plus second plus third plus fourth, etc.). (2) After each choice level
is added, the N candidates, if any, who receive the highest majorities of
votes on all ballots shall be elected.
(c) (1) If necessary, the votes on all choice levels shall be combined. (2)
The N candidates with the highest number of votes shall be elected.
(d) If candidates are tied at any choice level in this section, then a
lottery shall be used.
[Option- (e) In this section if two or more (C) candidates have the same
choice number on a ballot, then each candidate shall receive a vote of 1/C on
each of the C choice levels involved on that ballot.]
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Summary Features- majority disapproval, first choice level majority, head to
head combinations and limited approval voting (on combined choice levels) for
tie breaker.