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Of the three steps directly above, voters only have to worry about step 2.1. They can leave the details of step 2.3, the transfer process, to the experts. Though those details are a bit more technical, they are basically STV (Single Transferable Voting), a well-known proportional representation method. |
Of the three steps directly above, voters only have to worry about step 2.1. They can leave the details of step 2.3, the transfer process, to the experts. Though those details are a bit more technical, they are basically STV (Single Transferable Voting), a well-known proportional representation method. |
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:::2.3.1 A "quota" is defined as the average number of votes per district. |
:::2.3.1 A "quota" is defined as the average number of votes per district. (Note: in voting theory, this is known as the "Hare quota". In a previous version of PLACE voting, the "Droop quota" was used; but it was more complicated to explain, and usually ends up representing fewer voters overall.) |
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:::2.3.2 If a candidate ever has more than a full quota of votes, the fraction of each of their votes above that is transferred. For instance, if one candidate got two quotas of votes, then half of each of those votes would be used up and the other half would be transferred as "excess". Thus, transfers can involve partial votes. |
:::2.3.2 If a candidate ever has more than a full quota of votes, the fraction of each of their votes above that is transferred. For instance, if one candidate got two quotas of votes, then half of each of those votes would be used up and the other half would be transferred as "excess". Thus, transfers can involve partial votes. |
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:::2.3.3 A candidate X can be eliminated for three reasons: |
:::2.3.3 A candidate X can be eliminated for three reasons: |
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