On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 7:19 AM, Jameson Quinn <jameson.qu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Why not: > - ranked votes > - STV for council. Keep track of which members are elected first and second, > one of them will be VP. > - Condorcet winner among the councilmembers is P. (You could use original > ballots or have the council revote.) > - VP is first councilmember, or, if that person is P, second councilmember.
The order of election with PR-STV shouldn't be used to determine VP, all seats are equal. However, I think your idea to run condorcet after the PR-STV election is a good idea. I would change it to: - ranked ballots - PR-STV elects the council - Excluding non-elected candidates -- Condorcet winner is President -- Condorcet runner-up is Vice President ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info