Re: [Linux-aus] Only two more days of voting!

[Dave Davey <daved@windclimber.id.au>]

On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 10:33:26AM +1100, scott-linuxau@sbs.id.au wrote:
> Stewart Smith wrote:
> >Voting is now closed and you can view preliminary results through the
> >membership system.
> 
> I do have to ask, looking at the preliminary results for the Ordinary 
> Committee Members, in the first Round of vote tallying, we can see we 
> have two members on equal number of votes.
> 
> When we get to the second round of tallying for the same position, one 
> of them is removed Alphabetically, and the other is left.
> 
> My question is, should their votes be redistributed and them removed 
> alphabetically, or should in fairness, it be both of them at the same time?
> 
> That said, looks like a fine bunch of people for next year.

There are accepted ways of tallying preferential votes.  While there
are some aspects of the system that have a chance element, there is nothing
as arbitrary as removal on an alphabetical basis. See
	http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~lee/prsa/rule1977.htm

Dave

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