Surplus Handling: Difference between revisions

In a sequential [[Multi-Member System]] which use a [[Quota]] Method to ensure the [[Proportional_representation#Hare_Quota_Criterion]] |Hare Quota Criterion]] is satisfied there is an ambiguity about which voters should be in the quota when there are more than needed. This amount is refereed to as a surplus and the various methods to deal with this situation is referred to as '''surplus handling'''.