As the counter for that vote, I'll confirm ND's memory. It was a close vote among 3 of the cities, and the 4th (Nashville, I think) did fairly well, too. On the other hand, voters were allowed to choose 2 cities, which may have cut down on any city's taking votes from any other.
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Fred Pete - Aug 02, 2007 6:42:54 am PDT #6413 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
NoiseDesign - Aug 02, 2007 6:48:06 am PDT #6414 of 10002
Our wings are not tired
That's true. I'd forgotten about the double voting option.
DebetEsse - Aug 02, 2007 6:48:44 am PDT #6415 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
t cough preferential ballot t cough
Nothing to see here. Move along.
omnis_audis - Aug 02, 2007 10:44:48 am PDT #6416 of 10002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I was thinking instant run-off voting. Is preferential ballot same thought?
brenda m - Aug 02, 2007 11:28:42 am PDT #6417 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
t backing away slowly
DavidS - Aug 02, 2007 11:34:37 am PDT #6418 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Please, omnis, tell us more about this "instant run-off voting."
omnis_audis - Aug 02, 2007 11:41:30 am PDT #6419 of 10002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
oops, that's what I get for looking over the sand-bags.
In all honesty, I can barely give you the concept of it. It is something the local Green Party has been pushing for elections. It saves candidates money. Saves the localities money. And it gets you an elected official in half the time, and reduces voter fatigue.
In a nutshell, rather than casting A vote. You cast a ranking vote. Of choices A-F, I prefer choice B, so that gets my #1 vote, and Choice C is my 2nd choice, and choice F my 3rd. Then, when you tally the votes, first you look to see if there is a clear winner. If not, you look to the 2nd choices... and so on down the line. It is at this point (or just slightly before it) that I go "huh?". Sounds good in theory, but I don't have the math formulas infront of me to see how it works. Not sure it would work in here. It certainly would make tallying the vote harder.
For more info, here is the link to Wiki: [link]
DavidS - Aug 02, 2007 11:43:10 am PDT #6420 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It is something the local Green Party has been pushing for elections.
Aha! A communist plot.
I'm teasing, omnis. We had a HUGE HUGE discussion and fight about preferential voting when we were establishing the board's voting structure.
People still get twitchy when the subject comes up.
omnis_audis - Aug 02, 2007 11:50:22 am PDT #6421 of 10002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
oops, did I shoot the sacred elephant? Damn. Eh, lucky I'm part of the Communist plot, so religion is not needed ;-)
It would be a lot harder to implement. While it has advantages, it's not perfect. And since I am such a junior member of this lovely board, I am not going to push it AT ALL. Just leave it at the suggestion above, and duck from oncoming bullets. Hate for my red blood to spill... wait, I'm Green. Wait. Does that make me Vulcan (having green blood). Wait! Now I'm confused. /natter.
brenda m - Aug 02, 2007 11:57:47 am PDT #6422 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
No worries, omnis. It cracks me up every time it comes up.