Dear List members, Someone wrote: "Ah, but if the voters demand that more women should be elected, parties will respond by nominating, listing more women." Don: There is a better way. Give the voters a third vote for Male, Female, or Either. If an extra vote can be used to deliver proportional representation for political parties then an extra vote can be used to deliver proportional representation for gender. This will allow the gender balance to be determined by the voters. Don Donald Eric Davison of New Democracy at http://www.mich.com/~donald - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -