Re: [council] Names Council Elections of ICANN Board Members - Process with Expert Advice

[Raul Echeberria <raul@inia.org.uy>]

>The person with the highest number of first preferences (No. 1s) gets seat 
>A, provided they get the required quota of votes (19 seats divided by (3 + 
>1) - i.e. 5 votes).  Other candidates from the winner's geographic region 
>are then eliminated and their votes redistributed for the next stage, in 
>the usual way and so on.

Dennis:

Could you explain me, what does it mean?
I never have applyed this method in any place. Is absolutely new for me.
How do you redistribute the votes, the surplus votes, etc.?


>If nobody reaches the quota on the first count, which is more than likely 
>if there are many candidates, the candidate with the least votes is 
>eliminated and his/her votes are redistributed, and this proceeds 
>repeatedly until someone passes the quota mark.
>
>Once a person is elected to Seat A, their surplus of votes is redistributed 
>according to the next preferences indicated on the votes cast for them. 
> The next person past the quota get seat B - after which candidates from 
>seat B winner's region are also eliminated for the next round and their 
>votes redistributed (always providing there are candidates from other 
>regions).  Etc.

>It may sound complicated, but a simple calculation gives the results 
>immediately.


Yes, it does. But I'm open to consider it.




Raul Echeberria
raul@inia.org.uy