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The following referendum is to decide which method will be used to decide winners of Maemo Community Council elections. Three options are proposed: first past the post, single transferable vote and reweighted range voting.
The following referendum is to decide which method will be used to decide winners of Maemo Community Council elections. Three options are proposed: first past the post, single transferable vote and reweighted range voting.
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To vote, please visit [http://maemo.org/vote the voting page].
== Proposed options ==
== Proposed options ==
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#* [[Community Council#Election process|Item #5]] becomes "''The 5 nominees voted for most, as counted by a single transferrable vote system are elected.''"
#* [[Community Council#Election process|Item #5]] becomes "''The 5 nominees voted for most, as counted by a single transferrable vote system are elected.''"
#* This option is preferred by the Maemo Community Council as being easiest to understand and gives a satisfactory outcome.
#* This option is preferred by the Maemo Community Council as being easiest to understand and gives a satisfactory outcome.
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# '''A reweighted range voting system''' (give *each* candidate a score 0-100)
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# '''A reweighted range voting system''' (give ''each'' candidate a score 0-100)
#* [[Community Council#Election process|Item #4]] becomes "''Each community member eligible to vote gets a single ballot.''"
#* [[Community Council#Election process|Item #4]] becomes "''Each community member eligible to vote gets a single ballot.''"
#* [[Community Council#Election process|Item #5]] becomes "''The 5 nominees ranked highest by a reweighted range voting system are elected.''"
#* [[Community Council#Election process|Item #5]] becomes "''The 5 nominees ranked highest by a reweighted range voting system are elected.''"
# '''None of the above.'''
# '''None of the above.'''
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#* This option allows you to indicate that you think none of the options were satisfactory (i.e., you are submitting a spoiled ballot paper).
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#* This option allows you to indicate that you think none of the options is satisfactory.
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[[Category:Community]]

Latest revision as of 10:11, 21 April 2009

The following referendum is to decide which method will be used to decide winners of Maemo Community Council elections. Three options are proposed: first past the post, single transferable vote and reweighted range voting.

To vote, please visit the voting page.

[edit] Proposed options

The changes mentioned below will be made to items #4 and #5 in the Council election process.

  1. No change ("first-five-candidates-past-the-post")
    • Item #4 remains "Each community member gets one vote."
    • Item #5 remains "The 5 nominees with the most votes are elected."
  2. A single transferrable vote system (rank your preferred candidates) [council preferred option]
    • Item #4 becomes "Each community member eligible to vote gets a single ballot."
    • Item #5 becomes "The 5 nominees voted for most, as counted by a single transferrable vote system are elected."
    • This option is preferred by the Maemo Community Council as being easiest to understand and gives a satisfactory outcome.
  3. A reweighted range voting system (give each candidate a score 0-100)
    • Item #4 becomes "Each community member eligible to vote gets a single ballot."
    • Item #5 becomes "The 5 nominees ranked highest by a reweighted range voting system are elected."
  4. None of the above.
    • This option allows you to indicate that you think none of the options is satisfactory.
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