[EM] STV and single constraints, like gender quotas

2011-11-27 Thread Peter Zbornik
Dear all, do anyone of you know the best way to incorporate single constraints into STV and proportional rankings from STV (see for instance: http://www.votingmatters.org.uk/issue9/p5.htm)? For instance, the constraint can be that at least 1/3 of the elected seats go to candidates of each gender.

Re: [EM] STV and single constraints, like gender quotas

2011-11-27 Thread Kristofer Munsterhjelm
Peter Zbornik wrote: Dear all, do anyone of you know the best way to incorporate single constraints into STV and proportional rankings from STV (see for instance: http://www.votingmatters.org.uk/issue9/p5.htm)? For instance, the constraint can be that at least 1/3 of the elected seats go to

Re: [EM] STV and single constraints, like gender quotas

2011-11-27 Thread Peter Zbornik
Hi Kristofer, I don't consider Schulze STV, only standard STV (IRV-based, fractional static Droop quotas, not meek), since it is the only method, which is simple to explain to non-enthusiasts and widely used and have tested and widely used software support for vote counting. I guess, that by the

Re: [EM] STV and single constraints, like gender quotas

2011-11-27 Thread Kristofer Munsterhjelm
Peter Zbornik wrote: Hi Kristofer, I don't consider Schulze STV, only standard STV (IRV-based, fractional static Droop quotas, not meek), since it is the only method, which is simple to explain to non-enthusiasts and widely used and have tested and widely used software support for vote

Re: [EM] STV and single constraints, like gender quotas

2011-11-27 Thread James Gilmour
constraints, like gender quotas Dear all, do anyone of you know the best way to incorporate single constraints into STV and proportional rankings from STV (see for instance: http://www.votingmatters.org.uk/issue9/p5.htm)? For instance, the constraint can be that at least 1/3

Re: [EM] STV and single constraints, like gender quotas

2011-11-27 Thread Juho Laatu
On 27.11.2011, at 12.55, Peter Zbornik wrote: Dear all, do anyone of you know the best way to incorporate single constraints into STV and proportional rankings from STV (see for instance: http://www.votingmatters.org.uk/issue9/p5.htm)? For instance, the constraint can be that at least 1/3