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Distributed Voting (DV) is a [[Single Member system|Single-Winner]] and [[Multi-Member System|Multi-Winner]] [[Cardinal voting systems|Cumulative voting]] system.
Distributed Voting (DV) is a [[Cardinal voting systems|Cumulative voting]] used for [[Proportional representation|Proportionate representation]], with minimum threshold.


==Procedure==
==Procedure==
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# The point for each candidate are summed.
# The point for each candidate are summed.
# The candidate with the lowest sum is eliminated.
# The worst candidate who doesn't reach the minimum threshold is eliminated.
# In each individual vote, the points of the eliminated candidate are removed and the vote is normalized, so that it has 100 points again.
# In each individual vote, the points of the eliminated candidate are removed and the vote is normalized, so that it has 100 points again.


This process can be carried out several times, and ends when the remaining candidates are the number of winners requested by the election.
This process can be carried out several times, and ends when there are no more candidates below the minimum threshold.

From the sum of the points for each candidate left, the percentage of victory is obtained.


===Normalization of the vote===
===Normalization of the vote===