2010/4/27 Raph Frank <raph...@gmail.com> > 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. >
Why? Actually, it could be "first seat", or "plurality winner", which is mostly equivalent. This would help IFF you wanted to increase decrease the probability of a simple majority disproportionately sweeping P and VP. Since it's only VP we're talking about, the chance of plurality-style strategy is slim. JQ
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