Single Person Elections 6/1/96

[DEMOREP1 at aol.com]

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

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) Each elector may vote zero (0) for each unacceptable
candidate. (2) 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 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) If any candidate gets less votes when matched against each other
candidate on all ballots, then he/she shall lose.
(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 necessary, 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 (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, head to head and limited approval
voting (on combined choice levels) for tie breaker.