(I know some people HATE this idea!) but so what? If it allows voters to better show their intentions, shouldn't it be an option? In some post communist...
I think it is too late. It seems a much more controlled process than the BC one and i couldnt submit anything either. Or find a pathway to submissions that...
... Brian, How do you calculate the quota, when you don't know in advance what the total vote is? (To know the total vote, you need to know how much will be ...
On the other hand, the green party flooding the CA with MMP suggestions did not help that system, so playing copy-cat to their strategy seems misguided ...
Brian, I'm sorry to say that I don't like this idea. The idea behind STV is to get the representative you want, not to deny someone else the representative...
Oops - sorry all - I posted the following in response to a different message Brian had posted. Apologies for any confusion. ================== Brian, I'm...
Good point! Is it possible just to advance all others by a fraction when someone gets a -? or is it possible to adjust the quota downwards as negatives...
... And with good reason. It is just so completely negative. And your suggested complication of the usual NOTA does little to improve the situation. It is...
Hi Brian, Back in June, I suggested an alternative to the Australian 'Above the Line' system (as part of my STV-Regional proposal) in which voters could ...
Hi all, It's not too late - it's too early. I just called the OCA and they said that they haven't finished working out the submission details yet. They'll...
Ontario Citizens Assembly appears to be getting primers in electoral systems. The role of political parties features in this. And it has been addressed by the...
I just wanted to point out a resourse that many of you may not be aware of. <a href="http://www.mcdougall.org.uk/VM/INDEX.HTM" target="_blank"><e>Voting...
Announcing OpenSTV version 1.0 -- software for computing the single transferable vote, instant runoff voting, and many other voting systems. Previous releases...
Hallo, the original time table (9 September 2006) said that public submissions are possible between 16 October 2006 and 15 January 2007. See page 7 of this...
http://www.rabble.ca/babble/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=9&t=001525 has links in post number 5 from wilf day that might help you make a stv submission to the...
Hi Brian, Those of us in the various electoral reform organizations are furious about the 60% threshold, but I don't think it's registered with the media yet...
The Scottish Executive has published the results of qualitative research carried out to determine electors' responses to four possible designs for the STV...
Submissions to Ontario Citizens Assembly have been appearing on their site for a few weeks. The deadline is 15 january if I remember right. There are learning...
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to legislate to require the introduction of the single transferable vote (STV) for all British elections. Sign...
To reformers, including Minnesota, on the Ontario Citizens Assembly, When the British Columbia Citizens Assembly was held, the problem was that few people had...
Re: To reformers, including Minnesota, on the Ontario Citizens Assembly Excellent points all, Richard. Because I'm fairly new to this list, I'm not familiar...
As we all know, the terminology on voting methods has been the source of much confusion and difficult decision making. To clarify, the Minneapolis city charter...
At the Ontario Citizens Assembly we hear about how lists and mixed systems dominate the political world, but we dont hear about how much STV is used for ...
I don't know if many of you on this list heard that Prime Minister Stephen Harper last week proposed using STV to elect the Canadian Senate. Here's one...
As a minor point, replying to another post to start your conversation causes annoyance among those of us who use e-mail clients which support conversations....
No one-size-fits-all say Ontario CA experts The Democratic Renewal Secretariat issued a backgrounder, of October 24, 2006, on The Electoral System Referendum...
Get those submissions in! I dont know if they have any rules on submissions outside of canada. There are some from outside. You got 2 pdf files to download...
