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  • From: David Kowis <dkowis AT shlrm.org>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Grimoire Lead Results
  • Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:52:17 -0500

On 03/23/2011 01:29 PM, Remko van der Vossen wrote:
>>> How is this order reflected in the results then? Currently it seems that
>>> any candidate on the ordered list simply gets a +1, so then what's the
>>> point of the order?
>>
>> Because candidates only get the +1 in order. So if you vote:
>>
>> 1: Candidate A
>> 2: Candidate B
>>
>> Then on the first tally round, Candidate A gets +1 from you, Candidate B
>> gets nothing. If at the end of the first tally round no candidate has a
>> majority of votes cast, then the lowest vote getter is dropped and votes
>> are tallied again. If Candidate A was dropped, then your vote for
>> Candidate B would come into play.
>>
>> Granted the results could stand to be reported in more detail, the ordering
>> is relevant and should be reflected as first choices, second choices,
>> etc...
>
> This would mean that the results posted should be a first tally and
> thus that there should be only one +1 per voter, am I wrong?
>
>>> Btw, you say at least one, if there are more than one then there should
>>> also be abstains, should they not also be counted? And if there aren't
>>> any then there should be exactly one ordered list, no?
>>
>> A true abstain is someone who didn't vote for any of the choices. "At
>> least one" person voting for both candidates in order does not imply any
>> abstentions.
>
> That's now what I said, what I said was that, at least two people voting
> for both candidates, under the condition that both candidates would get
> a +1, would mean at least one abstain. Therefore there should be exactly
> one candidate with an ordered vote for both candidates, as the results
> listed no abstain votes.
>

I will resend the results in a format more conducive based on this
discussion. The end result will not change I believe.

David

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