Dear stv-voters,

Several months ago, I proposed a new STV recipe that converges on the
Hare threshold (while still using the Droop threshold) with minimal
slicing of ballots and no fractions. The result is a clearer
definition of constituencies, a stronger claim to proportionality,
and an accurate measure of unsatisfied voters. It is easy to audit,
and easy to add or subtract a vote after the main count. The
description was in message 1382 on this list:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/stv-voting/message/1382

I have completed a software implementation of this, and incorporated
it into my DemoChoice website. I have renamed it "Instant Runoff and
Self-Apportionment" to emphasize that it is a replacement for
existing procedures (runoff elections and single-member districts).
Please scrutinize it:

http://www.demochoice.org/irsa/

At this site, you can view the results of several dozen historical
elections tallied by these rules, read several descriptions, create
your own test polls, and download the source code.

Feedback would be appreciated. I have made a few minor changes to
the rules and description.

Dave

PS: The above website may not outlast the archives of this email
list, but I hope that the method will and that it will be easy to
find (such as at the main DemoChoice site).