Re: [EM] Student government - what voting system to recommend?

2007-04-22 Thread Bob Richard
there's any agreement about the "best" upper bound on magnitude; I personally think it's about 9 or 11 seats. Is there any natural subdivision of the 19-seat constituency (e.g. East Campus vs. West Campus or Science vs. Humanities)? Otherwise you may actually need the stagge

Re: [EM] PR in student government...

2007-04-16 Thread Bob Richard
gested alternative to STV, at least for public elections. Bob Richard Publications Director Californians for Electoral Reform http://www.cfer.org P.O. Box 235 Kentfield, CA 94914-0235 (415) 256-9393 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tim Hull Sent:

Re: [EM] PR in student government...

2007-04-16 Thread Bob Richard
dormitories or neighborhoods), you could propose mixed member proportional (MMP). But that doesn't sound like your situation. Bob Richard Publications Director Californians for Electoral Reform http://www.cfer.org P.O. Box 235 Kentfield, CA 94914-0235 (415) 256-9393 -Original Me

Re: [EM] STV/Asset Voting

2006-11-14 Thread Bob Richard
Does each candidate have to make the reassignment (1) before the votes are cast (so reassignments are announced to the voters); (2) after the votes are cast but before counting begins; or (3) after each round of counting? > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PRO

Re: [EM] Electoral College

2006-05-15 Thread Bob Richard [electorama]
e court we have. Having said that, the interstate compact campaign might still be a good idea, to the extent that its real purpose is to embarass the Congress into (finally) sending a constitutional amendment to the states for ratification. The idea is certainly a clever one. My two cen

Re: [EM] 120 Seats

2006-04-17 Thread Bob Richard [electorama]
e broader than that. How many registered voters are there in Israel? --Bob Richard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Doreen Dotan Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 2:41 PM To: election-methods@electorama.com Subject: [EM] 120 Seats I am asking

Re: [EM] plurality isn't so bad

2005-12-23 Thread Bob Richard
well in office (according to somebody's notion of good performance). My two cents, Bob Richard > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:46 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED