I was thinking of this as a better method of determining which candidate to eliminate. It has probably been suggested before.
It is basically just repeating a PR-STV election for each round, where each round elects N-1 candidates from the N remaining candidates. This eliminates one candidate.? Each round would just consist of surplus transferring and would likely require a few counts. A candidate who is the 2nd choice of many voters would pick up a large number of transfers which would help protect from elimination. Raphfrk -------------------- Interesting site "what if anyone could modify the laws" www.wikocracy.com
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