> > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:01 AM, James Gilmour > > The first statement seems logical, but I don't know about the second > > statement. I don't understand how an elected candidate could be > > eliminated - sounds like a contradiction of terms.
> Raph Frank > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:58 AM > Well, if you just re-run the count and exclude the withdrawn > candidate, there is no guarantee that a candidate would be re-elected. Yes, that makes sense, but that's not what you originally wrote. It is now clear that you meant a "candidate elected in a previous count". And Jonathan has helpfully explained that special tweaks are needed in the Meek counting algorithm (and program) to prevent the elimination of a previously elected candidate when a count-back is run. > In Meek, elected means that you have at least a Droop quota > (and can have any "keep value" between zero and one) . This is confusingly expressed. It is impossible to be elected with a keep value of zero. James No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.100/2375 - Release Date: 09/16/09 05:51:00 ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
