Party Seats/ Proxy Proportional Representation System 28 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[optional/ fill the blank] Sec. 1. (a) The [Name of Legislative Body] shall consist of [T] Total Members elected for [1] year terms from [T/5] to [T/6] districts formed at least [280] days before an Election day. (b) As nearly as possible, each district shall consist of 1 or more adjacent political subdivisions or part of 1 political subdivision, contain an equal number of Electors at the last election and be square. Sec. 2. Each candidate shall file a nominating petition at least [70] days before the Election Day signed by at least [0.2] percent [but not more than [0.6] percent] of the number of registered Electors in his/her district [280] days before the Election Day. Sec. 3. (a) Each candidate shall file a rank order list of all the other parties in all districts at least [7] days before the Election Day. (b) Independent candidates shall be deemed to be in a party. Sec. 4. Each Elector may vote for 1 candidate in his/her district. Sec. 5. (a) If the votes for all of a party's candidates (plus any transferred votes) (Party Votes) are less than the votes for all candidates (Total Votes) divided by the Total Members, then the party and its candidates shall lose (starting with the party with the lowest Party Votes). (b) The votes for a losing candidate shall be transferred (or re-transferred) to another party using the candidate's Section 3 rank order list. Sec. 6. (a) Each party shall receive members equal to the Total Members multiplied by the votes for all of the party's candidates (plus Section 5(b) vote transfers from losing candidates) (Final Party Votes) divided by the total votes for all candidates (Total Votes) [using the [Method of Equal Proportions]]. (b) A party's members shall be those party candidates who get the highest number of votes in all districts. [(c) Each Member shall have a voting power equal to the party's Final Party Votes multipled by the votes for him/her divided by the total votes for all of the party's elected candidates [using the [Method of Equal Proportions]]. Sec. 7. (a) A candidate or member may file a written rank order list of persons to fill his/her vacancy, if any. (b) The qualified person highest on the list shall fill the vacancy. (c) The legislative body shall fill the vacancy if the preceding does not happen. [Sec. 8. Temporary. The registered Electors on [date] shall be deemed to have been Electors at the last election for Section 1(b) for the first election using this system]. --- Sec. 6(a) Note --- the Method of Equal Proportions uses a formula to apportion seats --- (Party Votes x Party Votes) / (Seats x (Seats + 1)) to produce a rank order list for Seats = 1, 2, etc. The MEP is used to apportion the 435 seats in the U.S.A. House of Representatives among the 50 States using Census populations of the States (after each State gets 1 seat). Sec. 6(c) Note --- Since Party Votes/ Party Seats ratios are not equal for all parties and the various elected candidates of a party will not get the same number of district votes, proxy p.r. is more accurate.