Vote Types
Single motion voting (Yes/No/Abstain)
This is a simple tally vote. Voters can vote either Yes or No on an issue, or they can abstain. Votes are tallied, and the result is presented. It is up to the election committee to interpret the result.
Apache-style Single motion voting (Yes/No/Abstain with binding votes)
This is a simple tally vote. Voters can vote either Yes or No on an issue, or they can abstain; however, certain people (committee members, for instance) may cast binding votes whereas others may only cast non-binding votes. Votes are tallied, and the result is presented. It is up to the election committee to interpret the result (for example, are there sufficient 'binding' votes to match any requirement that has been set, regardless of the total number of 'yes' and 'no' votes?).
First Past the Post (presidential election style)
FPP is a voting system with multiple candidates. The candidate with the most votes wins, regardless of whether they received more than half the votes.
Single Transferable Vote
The single transferable vote (STV) system is designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat elections. It does so by allowing every voter one vote, that is transferable to other candidates based on necessity of votes and the preference of the voter. Thus, if a candidate in an election is voted in (or in case of a tie), excess votes for that candidate are allocated to other candidates according to the preference of the voter. STV is designed to minimize 'wasted votes' in an election by reallocating votes (and thus the wishes of the voters) proportionally to the priority they stated.
See the Wikipedia article on STV voting for more insight into how STV works.
For calculating results, we use Meek's Method with a quota derived from the Droop Quota, but with implementation changes such as those proposed by New Zealand. See this paper for details.
D'Hondt (Jefferson) Voting
The D'Hondt method, also known as the Jefferson method, is a highest
average method for calculating proportional representation of parties
at an election. In essence, this is done by calculating a quotient
per party for each number of seats available and finding the highest
values. The quotient is determined as V/(s+1) where V is the
number of votes received and s is the number of seats won. Thus, for
each party, the quotient is calculated for the number of seats
available:
Example result for election with 4 seats:
| Party | Votes | 1 seat | 2 seats | 3 seats | 4 seats | seats won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnomes | 25,000 | 25,000/(0+1) = 25,000 | 25,000/(1+1) = 12,500 | 25,000/(2+1) = 8,333 | 25,000/(3+1) = 6,250 | 2 |
| Elves | 15,000 | 15,000/(0+1) = 15,000 | 15,000/(1+1) = 7,500 | 15,000/(2+1) = 5,000 | 15,000/(3+1) = 3,750 | 1 |
| Dwarves | 10,000 | 10,000/(0+1) = 10,000 | 10,000/(1+1) = 5,000 | 10,000/(2+1) = 3,333 | 10,000/(3+1) = 2,500 | 1 |
For more information on the D'Hondt Method, see this Wikipedia article
Candidate or Party voting with preferential trickle-down
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First in Class (N-x-points based voting)
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Multiple Non-Transferable Votes
Multiple Non-Transferable Voting (MNTV) is a group of voting systems in which voters elect several representatives at once, with each voter having more than one vote. MNTV uses multi-member electoral 'districts' or some other term for dividing the eligible voters into coherent groups, or only one district which contains all voters, which is used to provide at-large representation.