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From: nathanlarson3141@gmail.com<br>
> Does anyone have any comments in reference to this critique of <span class="correction" id="">STV</span> as<br>
> applied to choosing three pizza toppings? The issue is whether it's
fair <br>
> to transfer the surplus votes from the winners before <span class="correction" id="">transfering</span>
votes <br>
> from the losers.
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In PR-<span class="correction" id="">STV</span>, the number of wasted votes is reduced to<br>
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1/(Seats+1).<br>
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In your example, there are 156 votes. This means that the number<br>
of wasted/disenfranchised voters is at most<br>
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156/3 = 52<br>
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The cost to "buy" a seat is always one Droop quota so it is fair<br>
to everyone. The fact that it eliminates candidates last is actually <br>
a good thing for them as it allows candidates receive <span class="correction" id="">transfer</span>s so they <br>
can reach the quota.<br>
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>> Those 56 NAP<br>
>> members who didn't vote pepperoni first may ALL have voted (<span class="correction" id="">yuk</span>)<br>
>> anchovies as their second choice</div>
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But by not doing that the mushroom and onion voters got their first choice.<br>
I am not sure it is fair to call them disenfranchised.<br>
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The fact that <span class="correction" id="">STV</span> doesn't look at later choices is considered a feature called<br>
"later no harm". This means that ranking later candidates can never hurt<br>
your higher choices. This allows voters give their full list without fear that<br>
they will hurt their first choice.<br>
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<div style="clear: both;"><span class="correction" id="">Raphfrk</span><br>
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Interesting site<br>
"what if anyone could modify the laws"<br>
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<span class="correction" id="">www</span>.<span class="correction" id="">wikocracy</span>.com</div>
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