City of Aspen Press Release: Mayoral Vote Tally Corrected; Outcome Stays the Same http://theredant.squarespace.com/storage/TallyCorrectedTB.pdf This should be...
Software endorsed by the Electoral Reform Society has been through a validation process, thanks to Brian Wichmann. Colin Rosenstiel...
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. ...
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...
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 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...
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 > 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...
... Although the NI rules still follow Newland and Britton, first edition (1973), they differ in some other respects that are significant. NI handles full...
Colin Rosenstiel
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Aug 1, 2009 5:13 pm
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...
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...
Colin Rosenstiel
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Aug 2, 2009 5:48 pm
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...
... I think the change was made in 1985. Colin Rosenstiel...
Colin Rosenstiel
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Aug 2, 2009 8:43 pm
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...
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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