An Approval-Cumulative Votes variant for p.r. elections (to speed up getting winners) ----- Each voter indicates his/her YES choices and numbers his/her choices. Each voter has P points. The voter's first choice automatically has P minus Y points (where Y is the number of YES choices). Example- P = 10 points 1 A 7 2 B 1 3 C 1 4 D 1 The points are summed for all choices. If a choice gets points equal to a Hare Quota multiplied by P, then he/she is elected. Option 1- All points go to a winner on a given ballot. A winner has a voting power in the legislative body equal to his/her final votes received. Option 2- A winner has a voting power in the legislative body equal to his/her final points received. The points of the other choices on the ballots having a winner continue. The choice with the lowest points is eliminated. Any point(s) for him/her go to the earliest ranked choice, if any (including an already elected choice). Example C is eliminated, A then has 8 points. If the earliest choice is eliminated, then the point(s) for him/her go to the next ranked choice, if any. A is eliminated, B gets 7 points from A- total 8. Fractions would not be used, if the number of YES choices is limited to P. A more complex method would permit variable points for the various choices- Example- A 5 B 3 C 1 D 1 More YES choices might be permitted but with only the first P (or fewer) choices getting points. As usual, I question how many choices are needed (even for multiple factions within a political party) to get the winners in real p.r. elections. The above would be somewhat NOT accurate for single winner elections for executive and judicial offices if a majority YES is required for each winner. However points on an absolute scale would give some idea of the support for each winner. E.G.-- If a simple Approval winner for an executive office got a bare majority with 6 point votes only (on a 0 to 10 scale), then it might reduce the monarchial - legislative tendencies in such winner. Currently e ach winner for any office acts like each vote for him or her is a 10 vote (giving him or her an alleged mandate to do whatever). The same scale voting (making the process a little more complex) technically can be done with candidates for legislative bodies (to give some idea of the *absolute* support for each party and/or each party candidate voted for).