RE: [EM] Request for opinion

2003-09-25 Thread James Gilmour
Robertas Without doubt, STV-PR is likely to be the best voting system to deal with the problems you describe in Lithuania. STV-PR puts the power in the hands of the voters rather than in the hands of the parties. STV-PR encourages collaboration rather than fragmentation. STV-PR treats all candidat

RE: [EM] Request for opinion

2003-09-25 Thread Simon Gazeley
Dear Robertas In the United Kingdom, municipalities are already divided into areas ("wards") each of which returns 2, 3 or 4 councillors. The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh is about to bring in PR for local government in Scotland and has chosen STV. Of course, there is a tradition of using STV