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<p>I'm not getting my message across.<br>
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On 7/18/2018 1:30 PM, Richard Lung wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:5B4F792A.20804@ukscientists.com">
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Thankyou for your discussion.
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I just pick-up on two or three points. People often think of
first, second, third choices, in terms of a poor choice for a
single vacancy, so that their second choice, or even their first,
is not someone they really want. A fifth choice in a large
multi-member constituency, equitably elected, can be a better
choice than a first choice for a single vacancy.</blockquote>
I'm encouraging looking at basic democratic process, as has been
practiced in NGOs for centuries. NGOs, generally, don't allow
members to name proxies (while share corporations uniformly do so).
Most small organizations don't have any representative assembly.
They may elect boards, and board members are more like officers than
representatives (though multiwinner methods might be used).<br>
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I'm pointing out that if I cannot choose my representative to an
allegedly representative assembly, I am not represented. Rather, my
district might be represented, i.e., a majority in my district, or
some quota. Not me.<br>
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Imagine this concept for choosing a representative assembly.
Candidates are listed and people openly vote for them, and can
change their votes at any time. When a quota of people choose a
candidate, the candidate gains a seat. All seats, then, represent by
choice the same number of people. (The system stops accepting votes
for a candidate, when the candidate gains a quota).<br>
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Then add this tweak: if candidates may still accept votes after
reaching the quota, they may then transfer the votes to other
candidates. This, then, becomes Asset. It is very close to direct
choice of representation.<br>
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It is simple, optimal voting strategy is totally obvious -- vote for
your best choice -- and is then compatible with secret ballot in the
primary election, which simply creates electors who then have so
many votes to transfer to create seats, and who may serve to
reassign votes as needed pending the next full election.<br>
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The electoral college, then, represents the<i> entire electorate,</i>
by direct choice.<br>
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I would have the Assembly formed decide its own rules, as is
traditional. Because deliberative democracy is essential (not merely
aggregative popular democracy), I would handle all officer elections
in the Assembly, officers to serve at the pleasure of the Assembly.
I.e., a parliamentary system.<br>
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