[EM] OpaVote determines that Chocolate is the favorite ice cream flavor

[Jeffrey O'Neill]

Some summer amusement below.  :)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release)<http://www.prlog.org/11906284-opavote-determines-that-chocolate-is-the-favorite-ice-cream-flavor.html>
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Jun 21, 2012 -
Just in time for the start of the summer season, OpaVote has determined
that Chocolate is the universe's favorite ice cream flavor.

After a hotly contested race and four rounds of counting, Chocolate scooped
the victory by soundly defeating the runner up, Chocolate Chip. Other
flavors that melted under pressure were Vanilla, Strawberry, and Cookies
and Cream. Complete results are available at
http://www.opavote.org/results/100002/0.

Chocolate declared victory at 11:32 pm on the summer solstice, thanking his
opponents for a tasteful campaign and promising to provide a summer of
chockingly great ice cream.

Chocolate Chip conceded victory and commended the use of ranked-choice
voting as representing the will of the people. "Although I did not win, it
is clear that the majority of the people preferred Chocolate and she should
be the winner," said Chocolate Chip. "The use of ranked-choice voting
prevents fringe candidates, like Strawberry, from acting as spoilers and
undermining the will of the people."

Vanilla complained bitterly. "Special interests bought this election," said
Vanilla. "We need meaningful campaign finance reform to prevent the cocoa
industry from using their campaign war chests to get their puppet
candidates in office to increase their own profits at the expense of
democracy." Hershey and Cadbury declined to comment.

To run your own election or poll with OpaVote, go to http://www.opavote.org/.
You can run an election with up to one million voters where each voter is
sent a secret voting link. You can also run a poll and embed a poll widget
in your own website.


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OpenSTV -- Software for counting STV and ranked-choice voting
OpaVote -- Online elections for ranked-choice voting
http://www.OpenSTV.org
http://www.OpaVote.org
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