Mr. Simmons wrote in part- I think that all candidates with less than 50% approval should be eliminated, except perhaps when that would eliminate all of them. --- D- OK, except for the exception clause. Each candidate should be also be separately deemed matched against NOTA (None of the Above) (except in normal public legislative body elections using proportional representation elections). If quick elections are not needed and head to head math is not used, then among the approved candidates, repeatedly drop the choice who is the least approved --- i.e. each voter votes for up to N-1 choices when N choices remain. Example- 5 choices get majority approval. Each voter then votes for up to 4 choices. Ranked number votes can be used, of course (but keeping track of eliminated choices is some major work in a large election if a computer is not used). Example- Ballots with unapproved choices removed-- ADCBE EBACD BCAED etc. Assume E is least approved using N-1 votes. Revised ballots ADCB BACD BCAD etc. Remove the next least approved election.
