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Re: [stv-voting] Check the software matches the rules

Software endorsed by the Electoral Reform Society has been through a
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Colin Rosenstiel



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City of Aspen Press Release: Mayoral Vote Tally Corrected; Outcome Stays the Same http://theredant.squarespace.com/storage/TallyCorrectedTB.pdf This should be...
James Gilmour
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May 28, 2009
11:21 pm

Software endorsed by the Electoral Reform Society has been through a validation process, thanks to Brian Wichmann. Colin Rosenstiel...
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May 29, 2009
1:11 am

It appears that the mixup may have been a parameter setting. If you compare the results from Burlington, VT, which used AV for its mayoral election in 2009. ...
Jim Riley
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May 29, 2009
10:19 pm

These observations are very interesting but the incident in Aspen cannot be dismissed simply as a mix-up in the parameter setting. It is irresponsible...
James Gilmour
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May 30, 2009
11:26 am

I was not dismissing it as simply a mix-up in the parameter settings. As I noted, the same software (apparently) was used in Burlington, VT two months ago for...
Jim Riley
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May 30, 2009
11:23 pm

Jim Apologies fro being so long in replying, but I didn't loose sight of it because you have raised several interesting issues. ... So the fault was to select...
James Gilmour
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On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:46:07 +0100, "James Gilmour" ... AFAIK, whether an election is counted as a "Choice Election" or an "Instant Runoff Voting" is itself a...
Jim Riley
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Jul 31, 2009
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Jim Riley > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 3:22 PM <CUT> ... This is also done in Ireland where the ballots are randomised before the first sort. That order...
James Gilmour
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Jul 31, 2009
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... Although the NI rules still follow Newland and Britton, first edition (1973), they differ in some other respects that are significant. NI handles full...
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Colin Rosenstiel > Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 6:11 PM ... Colin raises an interesting, but separate, point. In fact these various sets of rules are full...
James Gilmour
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Aug 2, 2009
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I forgot to mention that I thought the changes in the NI rules were the work of Pat Bradley, now retired Chief Electoral Officer. Colin Rosenstiel...
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Colin Rosenstiel > Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 6:43 PM ... Yes, I think you are probably right, Colin. I should have checked ALL the documents in my...
James Gilmour
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Aug 2, 2009
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... I think the change was made in 1985. Colin Rosenstiel...
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On Sun, 2 Aug 2009 16:09:29 +0100, "James Gilmour" ... Was this system also used in the early (STV) elections of the Northern Ireland Parliament? Have the...
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Aug 3, 2009
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Jim Riley > Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:37 AM ... Almost certainly - but the relevant legislation is not available on-line. The Government of Ireland...
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