Voting on an Amendment to the Elections Act
Guy has introduced an amendment to the Elections Act.
Because the proposal has been thoroughly discussed and reached the appropriate number of seconds it is up for vote.
Citizens may vote in one of the three ways, either saying 'For' or 'Aye', 'Against' or 'Nay, or 'Abstain' or 'Present'.
This vote will end on August 4th, 2023, at 8:39 PM EDT.
To ensure thatexecutiveselected officials of The Rejected Realms are always elected by a majority ofcandidatesvoters, The Rejected Realms favours plurality block voting (PBV) and instant-runoff voting (IRV) over the first-past-the-post (FPTP) method.
1. The Speaker must supply voters with a list of all candidates running in an election in the opening post of the voting thread.
2. Voters must rank all candidates from1 (their most preferred candidate) to their least preferred candidatetheir most to least preferred. If a voter ranks all candidates except one, the unranked candidate is taken to have been ranked last.
3. After the voting period, the Speaker must ascertain the elected candidates by the following process:
a. Ascertain the total number of valid votes and vacancies. For a vote to be valid it must rank all candidates and be cast by a person who is a citizen at the end of the voting period. Vacancies are the number of positions to be filled at the election.
b. Count the first preference votes given to each candidate.
c. At each subsequent stage of the count, apply either paragraph d or e. A candidate is elected at a stage of the count if the candidate has over one-half of the number of valid votes.
d. If a candidate was not elected at the previous stage of the count - the candidate with the lowest number of votes must be eliminated and each vote for that candidate must be transferred to the voter's next most preferred candidate who has not been eliminated or elected. Candidates must be eliminated in this way until a candidate is elected.
e. If at a candidate was elected at the previous stage of the count - all non-elected candidates (including candidates who had previously been eliminated) revert to their first-preference votes, and elected candidates' votes are then transferred to the voter's most preferred candidate who has not been elected.
c. If a candidate has over one-half of the number of valid votes, that candidate is elected. All non-elected candidates (including previously eliminated candidates) revert to their first-preference votes, and the elected candidate's votes are transferred to the next preferred candidate who has not been elected.
d. If no candidate is elected, then the candidate with the lowest number of votes must be eliminated and any votes for that candidate must be transferred to the next most preferred candidate who has not been eliminated or elected. Candidates must be eliminated until a candidate is elected.
f. This process must be repeated until all vacancies have been filled.
g. If a candidate is to be eliminated, and there is a tie between two or more candidates with the fewest number of votes - the candidate with the lowest Borda count must be eliminated. To calculate a Borda count, each candidate receives one point for each last place vote received, two points for each second-to-last place vote received, three points for each third-to-last place vote received, and so and so forth.
h. In the event that any candidates tie with the same number of votes and an equal Borda count, the tie shall be broken by reference to the Delegate's vote. If the Delegate has not cast a vote, the tie shall be broken by reference to any incumbent officers' votes. If no incumbent Officers have voted, or the vote is still tied, the tie shall be broken by reference to the Speaker's vote. If the Speaker has not voted, the tie shall be broken in favor of the candidate with the longest continuous citizenship.
4. In exercising their powers under this Act, the Speaker must give effect to the reasonably ascertainable intent of a voter.
