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[vote for pedro]

Thank you.  I do understand the application when one seat is to be filled and no one candidate has a majority.

My brain is still struggling with the if and why this rule is correctly applied in this case where 3 seats are to be filled, and all 3 seats are equal. 

i.e. look at the converse question:  Was each candidate NOT selected as a top 3 choice by the voters?  Answer:

JGibson 11/16 = 68.75%

evergreen 6/16 = 37.50%
Maxwell 4/16 = 25.00%
20RP12 2/16 = 12.50%

One and only one candidate had a majority of "Not chosen" votes.  It would seem to me that one candidate would be eliminated and the remaining 3 are elected?  Since only a minority of voters did NOT choose those 3?

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Thank you.  I do understand the application when one seat is to be filled and no one candidate has a majority.

My brain is still struggling with the if and why this rule is correctly applied in this case where 3 seats are to be filled, and all 3 seats are equal. 

Yeah, elections for multiple seats are more complicated. Here's how it works:

As before, each citizen ranks the candidates on their ballot according to preference, and as before the election officials count only the first preferences ("1" votes) for the initial round. For instance, in a hypothetical election where four candidates are competing for three seats, the results might look like this:

ROUND 1 - 1st Preferences

Wilson	11 votes
Roosevelt	6 votes
Taft	4 votes
Debs	3 votes

The next step is to determine the quota (the number of votes needed to be elected). In an election for a single seat, the quota is a simple majority of the ballots cast; when multiple candidates will be elected, the quota is determined by this formula:

Number of Ballots ÷ (Number of Seats + 1)

In our hypothetical example, 24 citizens cast ballots in an election for three seats; 24 divided by 4 (3+1) is 6, which becomes the quota

Let's return to our hypothetical example. Two of the four candidates have enough votes to be elected: Roosevelt and Wilson. Roosevelt has six votes, the exact number required by the quota, so he is elected; but Wilson has eleven votes, five more than he needs. These five extra votes are called a "surplus" and they are redistributed among the remaining candidates according to who Wilson voters ranked second. As it happens, 80% of Wilson voters ranked Debs second and 20% ranked Taft second. The result is that 80% of Wilson's four vote surplus is transfered to Debs and 20% is transfered to Taft.

ROUND 2 - 1st Preferences + Wilson's Surplus

Wilson	ELECTED
Roosevelt	ELECTED
Debs	7 votes (+4)
Taft	5 votes (+1)

As the candidate with the fewest votes, Taft is eliminated and Wilson, Roosevelt, and Debs are all elected to the legislature.

In short, citizens don't get three votes for a three-seat election; they get one vote, and their ballot transfers after their first choice exceeds the quota or is eliminated. This system is called "Single Transferable Vote" (or "STV"): this video does an excellent job of explaining it.

[vote for pedro]

Thanks again.  That is way different.

I assumed it was like when you vote for the park district, vote for 3 candidates to fill the 3 openings.  I didn't realize you were only voting for 1 of the 3 representatives.

[Wells]

It's election season again! Time to go out and vote in the elections. I would encourage every Northerner to vote their conscience. And I'm also doing live results for this election. Check back for updates! (A bold I means that candidate is the incumbent.)

Class I Senator
R2D2 (Labor - Massachusetts) - 77.8%
WI: Clark Kent (Federalist - Connecticut) - 19.4%
Other Write-Ins - 2.8%

Governor
I Mike Wells (Labor - New York) - 63.9%
Kingpoleon (United Alternative - New Jersey) - 36.1%

Assembly First Preferences
Spark498 (Federalist - Pennsylvania) - 24.2%
I Drew Mike (Labor - Wisconsin) - 18.2%
Lok1999 (Labor - Indiana) - 18.2%
CXSmith (Labor - Massachusetts) - 18.2%
Wolverine22 (Labor - Michigan) - 9.1%
I JGibson (Democrat - Illinois) - 6.1%
WI: Maxwell (Communist - Vermont) - 3.0%
Other Write-Ins - 3.0%

Regional Name Amendment (50% to pass)
Yes - 61.8%
No - 38.2%

New Regional Name
Lincoln - 40.0%
Atlantic Union - 36.7%
Franklin - 13.3%
Write-Ins - 10.0%

Executive Tiebreaking Amendment (50% to pass)
Yes - 61.3%
No - 38.7%

Voter Integrity Amendment (50% to pass)
Yes - 77.4%
No - 22.6%

Current Turnout: 62.1%

There are a few invalid votes:
MAINEiac's (registered too late) and the Assembly portion of Illiniwek's vote (filled out incorrectly).

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

If I'm interpreting the ballot correctly, the name change wouldn't affect the Northern Constitution, so it doesn't require a 60% threshold.  Unless all referenda must be passed with 60% support?

[Lambsbread]

If I'm interpreting the ballot correctly, the name change wouldn't affect the Northern Constitution, so it doesn't require a 60% threshold.  Unless all referenda must be passed with 60% support?

Article 5, Section 11 of the Constitution:

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So technically, the Constitutional amendments don't even need 60%, but rather a simple majority.

[Wells]

If I'm interpreting the ballot correctly, the name change wouldn't affect the Northern Constitution, so it doesn't require a 60% threshold.  Unless all referenda must be passed with 60% support?

Fixed.

[Wells]

Also, just according to Northern vote counting rules, write ins count only if the candidate wrote themselves in or announced an official write-in campaign. Here's the full list of write-ins that count:

Maxwell for the Assembly
Maxwell for Senate
Clark Kent for Senate

[Wells]

Everybody please remember to vote! Tomorrow is the very last day that you can.

[Lambsbread]

I'm currently working on election results, I should have them done this afternoon. Stay tuned!

[Lambsbread]

The results can be found here (there's like 5 posts of results thanks to the Assembly race)

Tl;dr, the candidates who won were:

Senate: R2D2
Governor: Mike Wells
Assembly: CXSmith, Lok1999, Drewmike87, JGibson, Spark498
Northern Region name change: Passed
New Region name: Lincoln
Executive Tiebreaker amendment: Passed
Voter Integrity amendment: Passed

[Wells]

Since I'm supposed to keep this updated with regional news, you should all probably know that the Voter Integrity Amendment to the Lincoln Constitution is being challenged at the Supreme Court for possibly violating Article 1, Section IV of the Atlasian Constitution.

[Wells]

Since I'm supposed to keep this updated with regional news, you should all probably know that the Voter Integrity Amendment to the Lincoln Constitution is being challenged at the Supreme Court for possibly violating Article 1, Section IV of the Atlasian Constitution.

And the Supreme court ruled it unconstitutional.

In other news, because Assemblyman Drew Mike has now joined the House, leaving his seat vacant. I hope to see some candidates announce soon.

[Wells]

A while ago there was a Fremont Activity Report, which measured how active members of the Fremont House of Commons were. This seemed like a good idea, so I now present to you the Lincoln Activity Report, which is pretty much the same thing. (Click the link for the methodology.)

A few things to keep in mind when looking at the numbers:

1) Drew Mike, Spark, Hoosier Nick, and KYC have not served full terms and thus will have lower scores than Lok, JGibson, and CXSmith, who have served full terms. (At least in theory. It should be noted that KYC and Drew have not missed a vote and always participated in debate.)

2) Only the Assemblymen in bold are running for reelection right now.

3) "Bills" means the number of bills written, "Votes" is the number of bills and amendments they voted "aye" or "nay" on, "Words" means the number of words of debate, "Ammend'ts" means the number of Ammendments they introduced, and "Score" is the average of all their scores.

Assemblyman	Bills	Votes	Words	Amend'ts	Score
JGibson	4  560%	9  162%	222 122%	0  0%	175%
Lok	0  0%	9  162%	166 79%	0  0%	61%
Drew Mike	1  140%	7  126%	616 338%	0  0%	151%
C. X. Smith	0  0%	10  179%	213 117%	2  700%	249%
Spark	0  0%	1  18%	0 0%	0  0%	5%
Hoosier Nick	0  0%	0  0%	0 0%	0  0%	0%
KYC	0  0%	3  54%	57 31%	0  0%	21%

With this information in mind, you can vote for these candidates (or maybe new ones) in the voting booth anytime from now until Sunday night.

[JGibson]

April Election Winners:
Senate: Ascott (L)
Assembly: RGN08 (Fed), CXSmith (L), JGibson (L), kyc0705 (I), and lok1999 (L).

[Former Lincoln Assemblyman & Lt. Gov. RGN]

I suppose we will be holding referendums on the passed amendments.

[JGibson]

I suppose we will be holding referendums on the passed amendments.

Yep.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Does the Lieutenant Governor intend on opening a thread for regional registrations?

[Former Lincoln Assemblyman & Lt. Gov. RGN]

I suppose we will be holding referendums on the passed amendments.

Yep.

This friday right?

[JGibson]

Does the Lieutenant Governor intend on opening a thread for regional registrations?

Yes.

Wish granted: Regional party registration thread

[Former Lincoln Assemblyman & Lt. Gov. RGN]

I suppose we will be holding referendums on the passed amendments.

Yep.

This friday right?

If my interpretation of the constitution is right.

[JGibson]

Referendum results

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[JGibson]

Lincoln residents, if you haven't already registered to join a regional party, click here to go to the thread and register with the regional party of your choosing.

[This account no longer in use.]

Governor Wells, these two bills have passed.

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