On 18 September 2012 09:43, Deryck Chan <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On 18 September 2012 08:50, Jon Davies <[email protected]>wrote: > >> +2 >> >> >> On 18 September 2012 08:43, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 17 September 2012 23:40, James Farrar <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > Frankly, I have never trusted electoral systems that rely on computers >>> to >>> > the point that the votes go in, a button is pushed, and a black box >>> churns >>> > out a result. I'd be much happier with a system that can if necessary >>> be >>> > recounted by hand so that there's a backup just in case. >>> >>> >>> +1. Oh my goodness yes. >>> >> > Multi-seat STV/ERS97 is just about hand-countable... with the tellers > having to edit the ballot paper's values regularly during a transfer of > surplus. > So long as we don't suddenly need to elect ten directors at once it should be doable...!
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