[EM] Multiple winner election.2 summary and next

[Elisabeth Varin/Stephane Rouillon]

                Candidates were:

                A)Mixed Member Proportional representation with usual
                districts, Tideman with margins and open lists

http://www.fairvotecanada.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?topic=22&forum=1&1
                (Stephane Rouillon)

                B)Hare-Davison - A New STV Election Method, using usual
                districts
                http://www.mich.com/~donald/instant.html#Hare-D
                (Donald Davison)

                Multiple winner methods election n.1
                01/05/2002: 11 members using Approval Vote
                A: 1 vote
                B: 1 vote
                9 Blank ballots - tie.
                Participation rate: 18%.
                Ballots were 1:A and 1:B.
                Comment: it seems people need time to make their mind.

                Minimal number of members for single winner methods
election n.2
                was locked at 6.
                So we start right on:
                Candidates are:

                A)Instant Run-off Voting or Alternative Vote
                http://condorcet.org/emr/methods.shtml
                (Donald Davison)

                B)Ranked Pairs with margins
                http://condorcet.org/emr/methods.shtml
                (Blake Cretney)

                C)Approval Vote
                http://bcn.boulder.co.us/government/approvalvote/
                (Rob LeGrand)

                D)Plain Condorcet with winning votes

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electoral_systems_designers/message/41
                (Mike Ossipoff)

                E)Ranked Pairs with winning votes

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electoral_systems_designers/message/41
                (Mike Ossipoff)

                F)Beatpath Winner with winning votes

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electoral_systems_designers/message/41
                (Mike Ossipoff)

                Vote closes in 5 days, I expect Approval ballots.

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