Re: [EM] electing a variable number of seats

2011-02-18 Thread Padraig Delgado
Hi Charlie, In terms of improving proportionality why not keep this system (which I feel is not a bad one for electing a smallish board) why not introduce specific seats reserved for specific groups, for instance you could say that a minimum of 50% of seats are reserved for women so for

Re: [EM] electing a variable number of seats

2011-02-18 Thread Raph Frank
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 7:54 AM, Juho Laatu juho4...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: If you want to keep this property, the approach proposed by Michael Rouse could determine the number of board members. If most votes go to few candidates, then there would be 5 members (with different weight). If the

[EM] new working paper: Four Condorcet-Hare hybrid methods for single-winner elections

2011-02-18 Thread James Green-Armytage
Dear Election Methods Fans, I've been working on a paper entitled Four Condorcet-Hare hybrid methods for single-winner elections, which I'd like to submit to Voting Matters sometime in the near future, and I'd really appreciate your comments and feedback. Here is a link to the current draft: