Geographic Open List/Delegated (GOLD) voting: Difference between revisions

#* If a voter mistakenly chooses both a local candidate and a valid write-in, their vote goes to the write-in.

# '''Choose a transfer method''' for when your first choice is no longer in the running. There are 2 basic options:

#::* If your first choice is no longer in the running, your vote is transferred to the remaining candidates from your chosen party, in proportion to the number of direct votes they got.

#::* If every voter chose this option, this would be like an “open list” voting method; that is, seats would be divided proportionally by party, and go to the highest vote-getters within the party.

#::* This is the default if you vote for a local, non-independent candidate.

#::* If you choose this option, your vote will never be transferred out of the party. Since independent candidates are considered to each be in a party by themselves, voters for those candidates should only choose this option if they do not want their vote to be transferred.

#::* Each candidate must publicly pre-declare ordered preferences between the other candidates. If the candidate is no longer in the running, these votes will go to the highest remaining candidate on their pre-declared preference list.

#::* This is the default if you vote for a non-local and/or independent candidate.