[EM] multi-member district methods

[Rick Dietz]

I have seen a lot of material written regarding the utility of various methods for single member districts, but not nearly as much regarding election methods for multi-member districts.

Specifically I am interested in exploring improved methods for at-large municipal elections. There are 3 at-large seats in my city and voters are allocated 3 votes in the polling booth to select among a slate of candidates from multiple parties. They is a majority party in my city and as such the results are almost always a single party sweep of the at-large seats.

Insights into methods that would make this multi-member election more representative would be appreciated.

rick

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