I want to add:
1) Good descriptions of the Meek Method can also be found in
I.D. Hill, B.A. Wichmann, Douglas R. Woodall, "Single
Transferable Vote by Meek's Method," The Computer Journal,
Vol. 30, No. 3, page 277-281, June 1987,
T. Nicolaus Tideman, "The Single Transferable Vote," The
Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 9, No. 1, page 27-38,
Winter 1995,
T. Nicolaus Tideman, Daniel Richardson, "Better Voting Rules
Through Technology: The Refinement-Manageability Trade-Off
in the Single Transferable Vote," Public Choice, not yet
published, 1999. (http://www.econ.vt.edu/tideman/rmt.pdf)
2) The Meek Method is used by the Royal Statistical Society
(ca. 6000 members).
Markus Schulze
P.S.: It is sad to hear that Brian Lawrence Meek died.
