[EM] Candidate vote transfer p.r. method, 16 Jan 2000

[DEMOREP1 at aol.com]

Candidate vote transfer p.r. method, 16 Jan 2000
by Demorep1 at aol.com

(a) The following shall apply in the election of the N members of legislative 
bodies.

(b) The number of districts (if any) shall be N divided by [5] (rounded up if 
a fraction).

(c) Each district (if any) shall be [formed at least [252] days before the 
election], square, contiguous and contain the same number of electors (plus 
or minus [1] percent) who voted at the last regular general election for the 
legislative body, as nearly as possible.

(d) Each candidate shall submit a public vote transfer rank order list [of 
all the other candidates] at least [7] days before the election day.

(e) Each elector may vote for 1 candidate.

[(f) If a candidate has a number of votes more than the total votes for all 
candidates divided by N (rounded up if a fraction), then the excess votes 
over such ratio shall be transferred to the highest remaining candidate on 
his/her list (starting with the candidate with the highest excess votes).]

(g) The candidate with the lowest number of votes shall lose and have his/her 
votes transferred to the highest remaining candidate on his/her list.

(h) The preceding [2 steps] [step] shall be repeated until there are N 
remaining candidates (who shall be elected).

[(i) Each legislator shall have a voting power in the legislative body (and 
its committees) equal to the final number of votes that he/she finally 
receives).]
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Use (i) to get more exact proxy representation (especially if the total 
votes/N ratio is low and especially if (f) is NOT used).

A higher tech method would have the electors use number votes (1, 2, etc.) 
for their choices of candidates and vote transfers (with possibly a YES/NO 
vote on the candidates for tiebreaker purposes) but it would generally 
require computer voting.