This is a how-to question, less of a philosophical or policy question, i hope I've found the right group, apologies if not.
I run a small non-profit org whose Board has extolled the virtue of STV and related proportional voting processes as superior. I must follow that guidance in the upcoming election of a small steering committee, as a test of using this for the larger Board elections next year. My goal is to elect a 5 person committee, the three with the most support will win a 2 year term, the balance (2 ) would win a 1 year seat. This split will allow future years to re-elect a portion of the panel. I have OpenSTV as my (current) desktop ballot counter but am open to other solutions. I expect 20-30 votes to pick 5 of the 7 candidates running. While this small number may make me lean towards a human-powered calculation, I'd prefer something more mechanical, especially because this new process will likely roll out to the bigger Board elections with hundreds of ballots cast. your guidance is appreciated. Scott ---- election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
