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Post #31,181
by Silverlock
3/7/02 10:31:47 AM
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New Were's our Oz contingent?
Isn't this election method used in Australia? Maybe we could get a description on how confusing it is/isn't in actual use.
With this much manure around, there must be a pony somewhere.
Post #31,560
by static
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3/10/02 9:25:25 PM
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New Sorry, don't normally pay that much attention to this forum.
Yes, we use that system for our local electorates, but it's not called IRV here. Actually, we use slight variation: you number the candidates in order of most preferred to least preferred. Other than that, it is as has been described. In practice, many people either follow their party's "how-to-vote" card, or start with who they like least and work towards "1" that way. Have a rummage on [link|http://www.aec.gov.au/|The Australian Electoral Commision], in particular [link|http://www.aec.gov.au/pubs/factfiles/factsheet6.htm|this page] (upper house voting uses a different method). We get information every election about how it works and how your vote gets counted, etc.

I don't know now it would change US politics; there is an additional factor that attending a voting booth is legally compulsary in Australia.

Wade.

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     Election reform bubbling up from grass roots efforts - (Silverlock) - (29) - March 7, 2002, 10:00:21 AM EST
         article was confusing to me - (boxley) - (8) - March 7, 2002, 10:09:21 AM EST
             They should have given some examples - (drewk) - (7) - March 7, 2002, 10:24:12 AM EST
                 how about gore/bush ? -NT - (boxley) - (6) - March 7, 2002, 11:07:59 AM EST
                     Been trying to figure that out - (drewk) - (5) - March 7, 2002, 12:20:12 PM EST
                         First choice, second choice. - (Silverlock) - (3) - March 7, 2002, 12:42:58 PM EST
                             Ahh, got it - (drewk) - (2) - March 7, 2002, 12:44:36 PM EST
                                 No need - (ben_tilly) - March 7, 2002, 12:52:01 PM EST
                                 Good point - (Silverlock) - March 7, 2002, 12:53:07 PM EST
                         There is a simple resolution - (ben_tilly) - March 7, 2002, 12:46:13 PM EST
         Will people understand how it works? - (drewk) - (17) - March 7, 2002, 10:13:44 AM EST
             Were's our Oz contingent? - (Silverlock) - (1) - March 7, 2002, 10:31:47 AM EST
                 Sorry, don't normally pay that much attention to this forum. - (static) - March 10, 2002, 09:25:25 PM EST
             It is really quite simple - (ben_tilly) - (14) - March 7, 2002, 10:44:24 AM EST
                 Death of the two-party system - (Ric Locke) - (5) - March 10, 2002, 12:07:31 PM EST
                     Potentially a problem - (JayMehaffey) - (3) - March 10, 2002, 02:07:01 PM EST
                         Military power outside borders? - (wharris2) - March 10, 2002, 02:30:11 PM EST
                         POTENTIAL problem? - (ben_tilly) - (1) - March 10, 2002, 07:08:28 PM EST
                             The Robot or the Dummy? - (nking) - March 10, 2002, 07:49:00 PM EST
                     Bring back the Whigs! - (nking) - March 10, 2002, 07:46:28 PM EST
                 180 from Jackson. - (mmoffitt) - (7) - March 10, 2002, 07:18:25 PM EST
                     May have been the right solution for the time - (JayMehaffey) - March 10, 2002, 07:45:26 PM EST
                     Money == Power - (Brandioch) - (5) - March 11, 2002, 09:00:34 AM EST
                         Why no such system will ever be devised here. - (mmoffitt) - (4) - March 11, 2002, 09:41:14 AM EST
                             Cynical you are, Grasshopper. - (Brandioch) - (3) - March 11, 2002, 11:23:01 AM EST
                                 Even less than that. - (mmoffitt) - (2) - March 11, 2002, 12:14:21 PM EST
                                     In a static system, I'd agree with you. - (Brandioch) - (1) - March 11, 2002, 12:56:13 PM EST
                                         Yes. - (mmoffitt) - March 11, 2002, 01:07:54 PM EST
         <cartman>Kick ass</cartman> - (Brandioch) - March 7, 2002, 12:27:32 PM EST
         Let's watch this.... next. -NT - (Ashton) - March 7, 2002, 04:43:14 PM EST

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