All three methods sound OK to me. On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:35 AM, Jameson Quinn <jameson.qu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This method is precinct-summable. One-round results can be done easily on >> any equipment that exists, and/or by hand easily. The process for finding >> who is in the runoff described above could also be done on even the most >> antiquated equipment by running the ballots through once per viable >> candidate (that is, those who's base score plus preferences is over the top >> base score). Typically, this would not be more than three candidates. >> > Oops, I meant "those who's base score plus preferences is over the > second-highest base score"; and nevertheless, it would frequently be only > two candidates, removing the need for any fancy counting at all. > > JQ > >
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