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Geographic Open List/Delegated voting (GOLD voting) is a quasiproportionalproportional voting method for electing legislators to a multi-seat body. It'sIts themain sameadvantages asare: [[Opensimple List/Delegatedballots, (OL/D)minimal voting|OL/Dwasted voting]]votes, withand an"do additionalno constraint that precisely one representative per area must win. It assumes the voters have been divided up into one equal-population ridingharm" (aka district or constituency) per seat being elected and that each candidate has publicly declared their preference order for the other candidates ("ifis, Iit dondoesn't win,change thenFPTP Ioutcomes wantunless thethey're votes I hold to go to her, then him, then him, etc."non-proportional).
 
It assumes the voters have been divided up into one equal-population riding (aka district or constituency) per seat being elected and that each candidate has publicly declared their preference order for the other candidates ("if I don't win, then I want the votes I hold to go to her, then him, then him, etc."). Precisely one representative per area (district, riding, or constituency) will win.
 
Voters make two different choices in each race:
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