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The following table shows the recommended vote allowances for each number of candidates:
The following table shows the recommended vote allowances for each number of candidates:
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|+ Number of votes allowed by the D21 method
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! Number of winners !! Number of candidates !! Number of votes
! Number of winners !! Number of candidates !! Number of votes
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Note that in an election where the number of candidates is only one greater than the number of winners (C = W + 1), the D21 effect of more votes than winners is not possible. Instead, these cases use [[bloc voting]].


==Example==
==Example==
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*Knoxville: 32 total votes
*Knoxville: 32 total votes


Nashville wins.
'''Nashville wins.'''


==History & Development==
==History & Development==