I would like to suggest another variant: As soon as you get the list from each candidate, add the name of that candidate to the top of the list. Then every vote for that candidate is a vote for that ranked list.
Treating the lists as ballots from the voters supporting them, allocate the seats STV style. Forest On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Low Tech Proxy P.R. Method- Party Variant, 22 Oct 2001 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Pending computerized voting --- a low tech proxy proportional representation > election method. [variable in brackets] > > Party Variant (for the case if a party has a large number of candidates that > split the votes for the party --- especially in the first p.r. election). > Sec. 1 (f)-(i) is new. > > Most (if not ALL) of the current world political crisis/madness is directly > due to having minority rule regimes on both sides with their conflicting > control agendas. > > Sec. 1. (a) Each legislative body candidate shall get a list of all > candidates in all districts at least [14] days prior to election day. > (b) Each candidate shall rank all the other candidates in all districts > (using 1, 2, etc.) and file such list not later than [4 P.M. 7] days before > election day. > (c) Lists shall be made public immediately at such deadline. > (d) If a list is not filed, then the votes for the candidate shall not be > counted. > (e) Each Elector may vote for 1 candidate in his/her district. > (f) A party shall get a seat for each [100/S] percent of the votes in [a > district] [all districts] that it's candidates receive. [[S = number of > district or total seats]] > (g) After subtracting the votes that produce such percentages, the party or > parties getting the most votes shall receive the remaining seats, if any. > (h) The candidate(s) getting the most votes of each such party in [a > district] [all districts] shall receive the party's seats and be elected. > (i) Independent candidates as a group shall be deemed to be a party. > (j) Each losing candidate shall have his/her votes transferred to the elected > candidate highest on his/her rank order list. > > Sec. 2. (a) Each member (or his/her vacancy replacement) shall have a voting > power in the legislative body and its committees, in person or by written > proxy, equal to the number of votes that he/she finally receives. > (b) A fractional part of all members (majority, two thirds, etc.) shall mean > the members whose combined voting powers equal or exceed such fractional part > of the total voting powers of all members. > (c) A majority of the total voting powers in a legislative body shall be > required for any action unless a higher or lower fractional part is specified > in this Constitution. > > Sec. 3. (a) A legislative body candidate or member shall file a written rank > order list of persons to fill his/her vacancy, if any. > (b) The qualified person highest on the list shall fill the vacancy. > (c) The legislative body shall fill the vacancy if the preceding does not > happen. > >
