Single Person Elections 6/27/96

[DEMOREP1 at aol.com]

Single Winner Method with Combined Choices Tie Breaker
by DEMOREP1 at aol.com
27 June 1996
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Summary Features- majority approval, head to head combinations, limited
approval tie breaker (using highest majority in combined choice levels).
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Article ___ 
Single Person Executive and Judicial Elections

Sec. 1. [(a)] This Article shall be used for the election of one person 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) (1) The names of the candidates shall be put in a column with 2
[Option- 3] additional columns. (2) In column 2, each elector may vote 1 for
a first choice candidate, 2 for a second choice candidate, etc. (3) In column
3, each elector may vote for each candidate who the elector finds to be
acceptable to hold the office. 
[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) In column 4 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 does not get the acceptance of a majority of
all the electors in column 3 shall lose.
(b) If one candidate remains, then he/she 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 losing at the same time in a section shall be
deemed removed from all ballots.
(b) The remaining candidates on each ballot shall move 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. (a) If a candidate gets more votes when matched against each other
candidate on all ballots, then he/she shall be elected.
(b) (1) If any candidate gets less votes when matched against each other
candidate on all ballots, then he/she shall lose. (2) The preceding sentence
shall be repeated.
(c) [(1)] In each match the candidate on each ballot having the lowest
numbered choice shall receive one vote. [Option- (2) If both candidates in a
match have the same choice number on a ballot, then each candidate shall
receive 0.5 vote.]

Sec. 6. (a) (1) If a candidate remains to be elected, then the first plus
second choice votes on all ballots shall be combined. (2) The candidate, if
any, who receives the highest majority 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 candidate, if any, who receives the highest majority of votes
on all ballots shall be elected.
(c) (1) If necessary, the votes on all choice levels shall be combined. (2)
The candidate 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 candidates (C) 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.]