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The Schulze method is not currently used in government elections. However, it is starting to receive support in some public organizations. Organizations which currently use the Schulze method are:
The Schulze method is not currently used in government elections. However, it is starting to receive support in some public organizations. Organizations which currently use the Schulze method are:


# the [http://www.debian.org/ Debian] project (See [http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution here] and [http://www.debian.org/vote/2003/vote_0002 here]!)
# [http://www.debian.org/ Debian] [http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution] [http://www.debian.org/vote/2003/vote_0002]
# the [http://www.spi-inc.org/ Software in the Public Interest (SPI)] project (See [http://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/resolutions/resolution-2003-01-06.wta.1 here]!)
# [http://www.spi-inc.org/ Software in the Public Interest (SPI)] [http://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/resolutions/resolution-2003-01-06.wta.1]
# the [http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] project (See [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.nfp/252/match=Condorcet here], [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.nfp/256/match=CSSD here], [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.weekly-news/121/match=Condorcet here], and [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/28603/match=Condorcet+Cloneproof+Schwartz+Sequential+Dropping here]!)
# [http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo Linux] [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.nfp/252/match=Condorcet] [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.nfp/256/match=CSSD] [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.weekly-news/121/match=Condorcet] [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/28603/match=Condorcet+Cloneproof+Schwartz+Sequential+Dropping]
# the [http://www.userlinux.com/ UserLinux] project (See [http://www.userlinux.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Policy here] and [http://www5.cs.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/andru/icvs/results?id=E_1bfeec1126d4a714 here]!)
# [http://www.userlinux.com/ UserLinux] [http://www.userlinux.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Policy] [http://www5.cs.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/andru/icvs/results?id=E_1bfeec1126d4a714]
# the [http://www.lopsa.org/ League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA)] project (See article 8.3 of their [http://www.lopsa.org/bylaws bylaws]!)
# [http://www.lopsa.org/ League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA)] (See article 8.3 of their [http://www.lopsa.org/bylaws bylaws]!)
# [http://www.openspf.org/ Sender Policy Framework (SPF)] [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.spam.spf.discuss/16916/match=Condorcet+Cloneproof+Schwartz+Sequential+Dropping+CSSD] [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.spam.spf.council/466/match=Condorcet+Schulze+CSSD][http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.spam.spf.discuss/19932/match=Condorcet]
# the [http://www.mkm-ig.org/ Mathematical Knowledge Management Interest Group (MKM-IG)] (See [http://www.mkm-ig.org/charter.html here]! The MKM-IG uses [http://condorcet-dd.sourceforge.net/ Condorcet with dual dropping]. See [http://lists.iu-bremen.de/pipermail/projects-mkm-ig/2004-November/000041.html here]! That means: The Schulze ranking and the [[Ranked Pairs|ranked pairs]] ranking are calculated and the winner is the top-ranked candidate of that of these two rankings that has the better Kemeny score.)
# [http://www.mkm-ig.org/ Mathematical Knowledge Management Interest Group (MKM-IG)] [http://www.mkm-ig.org/charter.html] [http://lists.iu-bremen.de/pipermail/projects-mkm-ig/2004-November/000041.html] [http://lysander.iu-bremen.de/pipermail/projects-mkm-ig/2005-December/000072.html] (The MKM-IG uses [http://condorcet-dd.sourceforge.net/ Condorcet with dual dropping]. That means: The Schulze ranking and the [[Ranked Pairs|ranked pairs]] ranking are calculated and the winner is the top-ranked candidate of that of these two rankings that has the better Kemeny score.)
# the [http://www.parkscholars.org/ Park Alumni Society (PAS)] (See [http://www.parkscholars.org/voting.php here]!)
# [http://www.parkscholars.org/ Park Alumni Society (PAS)] [http://www.parkscholars.org/voting.php]
# the [http://kingmanhall.org/ Kingman Hall] (See [http://www.livejournal.com/users/zestyping/102718.html here] and [http://www.livejournal.com/users/zestyping/111588.html here]!)
# [http://kingmanhall.org/ Kingman Hall] [http://www.livejournal.com/users/zestyping/102718.html] [http://www.livejournal.com/users/zestyping/111588.html]
# the [http://blitzed.org/ Blitzed] project (See [http://wiki.blitzed.org/Condorcet_method_for_admin_voting here]!)
# [http://blitzed.org/ Blitzed] [http://wiki.blitzed.org/Condorcet_method_for_admin_voting]
# the [http://www.leaderofthefreeworld.com/ Leader of the Free World (LFW)] / [http://www.Avoinvaali.fi/ Open Elections] / [http://elonen.iki.fi/code/swpwe/index.php Simply Working Preferential Web Election (SWPWE)] project (See [http://www.leaderofthefreeworld.com/eng/faq.html here] and [http://www.avoinvaali.fi/julistus.html here]!)
# [http://www.leaderofthefreeworld.com/ Leader of the Free World (LFW)] / [http://www.Avoinvaali.fi/ Open Elections] / [http://elonen.iki.fi/code/swpwe/index.php Simply Working Preferential Web Election (SWPWE)] [http://www.leaderofthefreeworld.com/eng/faq.html] [http://www.avoinvaali.fi/julistus.html]
# the [http://www.demexp.org/ Democratic Experience (DemExp)] project (See section 30.6 of this [http://www.linux-france.org/~dmentre/demexp/latest-src/demexp-book-0.6.2.pdf paper]!)
# the [http://glasnost.entrouvert.org/ Glasnost] / [http://www.easter-eggs.org/ Easter Eggs] / [http://www.libre-entreprise.org/ libre-entreprise] project
# [http://www.demexp.org/ Democratic Experience (DemExp)] (See section 30.6 of this [http://www.linux-france.org/~dmentre/demexp/latest-src/demexp-book-0.6.2.pdf paper]!)
# [http://glasnost.entrouvert.org/ Glasnost] / [http://www.easter-eggs.org/ Easter Eggs] / [http://www.libre-entreprise.org/ libre-entreprise]
# the [http://jhac.acm.jhu.edu/bylaws.doc Johns Hopkins Animation Club (JHAC)]
# [http://jhac.acm.jhu.edu/bylaws.doc Johns Hopkins Animation Club (JHAC)]
# the [http://www.haifux.org/ Haifa Linux Club (Haifux)] (See [http://mirror.hamakor.org.il/archives/linux-il/01-2004/8135.html here]!)
# the [http://fsck.truman.edu/ Free Software Club of Kirksville (FSCK)] (See [http://www5.cs.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/andru/civs/results?id=E_614716deda9a4073 here]!)
# [http://www.haifux.org/ Haifa Linux Club (Haifux)] [http://mirror.hamakor.org.il/archives/linux-il/01-2004/8135.html]
# [http://fsck.truman.edu/ Free Software Club of Kirksville (FSCK)] [http://www5.cs.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/andru/civs/results?id=E_614716deda9a4073]
# the [http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page NationStates Wiki (NSwiki)] project (See [http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/NSwiki:Logo_candidates/Vote here]!)
# [http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page NationStates Wiki (NSwiki)] [http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/NSwiki:Logo_candidates/Vote]
# the [http://www.rsabey.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rpc/fscc/ Five-Second Crossword Competition (FSCC)] (See [http://www.rsabey.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rpc/home/elect.html here]!)
# [http://www.rsabey.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rpc/fscc/ Five-Second Crossword Competition (FSCC)] [http://www.rsabey.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rpc/home/elect.html]
# the ''Great Group Cruise'' (GGC) project (See [http://groups.google.de/group/rec.travel.cruises/msg/d52567df5d40bdf4?hl=en&q=Condorcet+CondorcetEx here], [http://groups.google.de/group/rec.travel.cruises/msg/d92cdbfe4ec051f7?hl=en&q=Condorcet here], [http://groups.google.de/group/rec.travel.cruises/msg/e4bf6e8964375330?hl=en&q=CondorcetEx here], [http://groups.google.de/group/rec.travel.cruises/msg/0042700746043760?hl=en&q=Condorcet+CondorcetEx here], and [http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:vUD8UjzoMokJ:www.ggc2004.com/news.php%3Farticle%3D3+%22great+group+cruise%22+condorcet&hl=en here]!)
# the [http://civicevolution.org/ CivicEvolution] project (See [http://civicevolution.org/cepaper1.pdf here]!)
# [http://civicevolution.org/ CivicEvolution] [http://civicevolution.org/cepaper1.pdf]
# the [http://www.lpcsu.org/ Libertarian Party at Colorado State University (LPCSU)] (See [http://www.lpcsu.org/documents/LPCSUConst-Bylaws.pdf here]!)
# [http://www.lpcsu.org/ Libertarian Party at Colorado State University (LPCSU)] [http://www.lpcsu.org/documents/LPCSUConst-Bylaws.pdf]


Furthermore, the fact that the Schulze method is a part of [http://www.debian.org/ Debian's] voting software ("Debian Vote Engine", Devotee) means that it is the standard voting system in all Debian user groups (DUGs).
Furthermore, the fact that the Schulze method is a part of [http://www.debian.org/ Debian's] voting software ("Debian Vote Engine", Devotee) means that it is the standard voting system in all Debian user groups (DUGs).