[EM] Voting with Elimination - idea for simple PR system...

[Gervase Lam]

> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:37:04 -0400
> From: "Tim Hull"
> Subject: [EM] Cumulative Voting with Elimination - idea for simple PR
> system...

> 1. Voters vote for up to n candidates - n being either # of open seats or #
> of candidates
> 2. Each voter has one vote equally and evenly divided among the candidates
> they voted for.
> 3. After doing the first count, eliminate the candidate with the fewest
> votes.
> 4. Recount all ballots, dividing votes equally and evenly among *remaining
> candidates only*
> 5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until there are only as many candidates remaining as
> there are open seats.
> 6. The remaining candidates shall be declared elected.

Something similar to this was/is used in Slovenia:

<http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-
electorama.com/2004-March/012480.html>

Alternatively, giving one vote on the first ranked candidate, half for
the second, a third for the third candidate, etc... has/had been used in
a couple of countries:

<http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-
electorama.com/2002-August/008534.html>
<http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-
electorama.com/2000-October/004514.html>

Thanks,
Gervase.