Multi-member system: Difference between revisions

Took out the statement about PR being synonymous with hare quota. This is not true since Webster RRV fails this and would be considered PR. I left the equivalent statement in the section lower. There is more about this on the PR page
(Took out the statement about PR being synonymous with hare quota. This is not true since Webster RRV fails this and would be considered PR. I left the equivalent statement in the section lower. There is more about this on the PR page)
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Multi member voting methods, also called multi winner methods, are voting methods which elect multiple people in one election. In the context of multi-member methods, they are defined to be proportional if the [[Hare Quota Criterion]] is satisfied. This is not meant to imply anything about [[Proportional representation|Proportional Representation]]. It is common for several of these voting methods to be combined into a [[Regional System]].
 
==Bloc Voting Methods==
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==Sequential [[Proportional representation|Proportional]] Methods==
Sequential Cardinal Methods elect winners one at a time in sequence using a candidate selection method and a reweighting mechanism. The single-winner version of the selection is applied to find the first winner, then a reweighting is applied before the selection of the next and subsequent winners. A reweighting is applied to either the ballot or the scores for the ballot itself. The purpose of the reweighting phase is to ensure thatoutcomes thehave a high level of [[Proportional representation|Hare Quota Criterion]] isby metrequiring them to ensuresatisfy proportionalcriteria electionlike outcomesthe [[Proportional representation|Hare Quota Criterion]].
 
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