Candidate vote transfer p.r. method, 16 Jan 2000
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(a) The following shall apply in the election of the N members of legislative
bodies.
(b) The number of districts (if any) shall be N divided by [5] (rounded up if
a fraction).
(c) Each district (if any) shall be [formed at least [252] days before the
election], square, contiguous and contain the same number of electors (plus
or minus [1] percent) who voted at the last regular general election for the
legislative body, as nearly as possible.
(d) Each candidate shall submit a public vote transfer rank order list [of
all the other candidates] at least [7] days before the election day.
(e) Each elector may vote for 1 candidate.
[(f) If a candidate has a number of votes more than the total votes for all
candidates divided by N (rounded up if a fraction), then the excess votes
over such ratio shall be transferred to the highest remaining candidate on
his/her list (starting with the candidate with the highest excess votes).]
(g) The candidate with the lowest number of votes shall lose and have his/her
votes transferred to the highest remaining candidate on his/her list.
(h) The preceding [2 steps] [step] shall be repeated until there are N
remaining candidates (who shall be elected).
[(i) Each legislator shall have a voting power in the legislative body (and
its committees) equal to the final number of votes that he/she finally
receives).]
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Use (i) to get more exact proxy representation (especially if the total
votes/N ratio is low and especially if (f) is NOT used).
A higher tech method would have the electors use number votes (1, 2, etc.)
for their choices of candidates and vote transfers (with possibly a YES/NO
vote on the candidates for tiebreaker purposes) but it would generally
require computer voting.