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<div> Bob Richard <span class="correction" id="">electorama</span> at <span class="correction" id="">robertjrichard</span>.<span class="correction" id="">com</span> wrote:<br>
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> The (alleged) complexity of <span class="correction" id="">STV</span> is entirely a matter of the counting<br>
> process; the task for the voter is actually very simple. Having said<br>
> that, the conventional ways of explaining the count invariably lose<br>
> audiences, and we need to learn how to present it better.<br>
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There was a site which proposed this as an <span class="correction" id="">STV-PR</span> method.<br>
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Quote = votes/(seats + 1) , rounded up<br>
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go through each vote in order<br>
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assign vote to highest ranked remaining candidate on ballot<br>
remaining means not elected or eliminated<br>
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a candidate is elected if he reaches the quota<br>
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When the pool of votes is empty, eliminating the lowest candidate and<br>
return ballots assigned to him to the pool<br>
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keep going until the number of candidates = number of elected <span class="correction" id="">candidates</span><br>
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It does have the disadvantage that the order of the votes could have an<br>
effect, this leads to some randomness.<br>
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It might be easier to explain. The real problem with PR-<span class="correction" id="">STV</span> is the<br>
fractional transfers. They are not very easy to explain.<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>.<span class="correction" id="">com</span></div>
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