[EM] Meek style STV - Part One of Two

[Markus Schulze]

I want to add:

1) Good descriptions of the Meek Method can also be found in

   I.D. Hill, B.A. Wichmann, Douglas R. Woodall, "Single
   Transferable Vote by Meek's Method," The Computer Journal,
   Vol. 30, No. 3, page 277-281, June 1987,

   T. Nicolaus Tideman, "The Single Transferable Vote," The
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 9, No. 1, page 27-38,
   Winter 1995,

   T. Nicolaus Tideman, Daniel Richardson, "Better Voting Rules
   Through Technology: The Refinement-Manageability Trade-Off
   in the Single Transferable Vote," Public Choice, not yet
   published, 1999. (http://www.econ.vt.edu/tideman/rmt.pdf)

2) The Meek Method is used by the Royal Statistical Society
   (ca. 6000 members).

Markus Schulze

P.S.: It is sad to hear that Brian Lawrence Meek died.