RE: Open and Closed Lists (was ...STV for Candidate...)

2002-02-13 Thread Olli Salmi
At 05:51 +0200 12.2.2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can understand this only if you vote for parties you don't like. It ought to be possible with STV and the Hare quota if you have to indicate all possible preferences. D- The forced transfer of surpluses using STV is quite arbitrary -- related

RE: Open and Closed Lists (was ...STV for Candidate...)

2002-02-06 Thread DEMOREP1
Mr. Cretney wrote- Returning to politics, I don't claim that personal politics inevitably results in more spending. A country can set strict spending limits. It could ban national advertising. But something's got to give. If candidates aren't spending enough money, then voters will be