The Examiner: Election Tracker

[Јas]

Indeed. I'm doing the math now but my estimate is that he is now less than 1 vote shy of unseating SPC for the last seat.

And as we speak, SPC picks up another 1st pref.  I believe he might even have a surplus, I'm perplexed as to why he would be in danger of losing

No he has no surplus. Only Al has a surplus.
I'm fairly sure that now means you are in the firing line. I'm reworking the numbers given Masterjedi's vote, but I think that means SPC passes you and puts you less than 1 vote ahead of Franzl.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Indeed. I'm doing the math now but my estimate is that he is now less than 1 vote shy of unseating SPC for the last seat.

And as we speak, SPC picks up another 1st pref.  I believe he might even have a surplus, I'm perplexed as to why he would be in danger of losing

No he has no surplus. Only Al has a surplus.
I'm fairly sure that now means you are in the firing line. I'm reworking the numbers given Masterjedi's vote, but I think that means SPC passes you and puts you less than 1 vote ahead of Franzl.

So much for unexciting elections.  Although at this point losing would not bother me, I have a grander plan in mind

[Јas]

I'll put up the numbers now, but I think my initial assessment was correct, Franzl is down by less than 1 vote from DWTL.
Had Franzl voted for himself, he'd be 5th right now with DWTL 6th.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Drama.

[Meeker]

If a candidate receives votes in a surplus redistribution, and then is eliminated in a later count by virtue of being a lowest vote getter, how are his votes distributed.

[DownWithTheLeft]

If a candidate receives votes in a surplus redistribution, and then is eliminated in a later count by virtue of being a lowest vote getter, how are his votes distributed.

Too..much...math...brain....EXPLODING!!

[Јas]

If a candidate receives votes in a surplus redistribution, and then is eliminated in a later count by virtue of being a lowest vote getter, how are his votes distributed.

Where candidates are eliminated, all votes are transfered at the value they were received to the next highest preference listed on each vote.

[Meeker]

If a candidate receives votes in a surplus redistribution, and then is eliminated in a later count by virtue of being a lowest vote getter, how are his votes distributed.

Where candidates are eliminated, all votes are transfered at the value they were received to the next highest preference listed on each vote.

So, hypothetically, if someone had 5.2 votes (5 from 1st preferences and 0.2 from a surplus redistribution), the 0.2 are split up further according to third preferences?

[bgwah]

In the past I probably would've liked being SoFA.

But now that we have this system? Never!

[ilikeverin]

If anyone ever tries to nominate me for SoFA, shoot them and me.

From personal experience, this is a completely rational thought.

[Јas]

If a candidate receives votes in a surplus redistribution, and then is eliminated in a later count by virtue of being a lowest vote getter, how are his votes distributed.

Where candidates are eliminated, all votes are transfered at the value they were received to the next highest preference listed on each vote.

So, hypothetically, if someone had 5.2 votes (5 from 1st preferences and 0.2 from a surplus redistribution), the 0.2 are split up further according to third preferences?

To continue with the example, if a candidate has 5.2 votes (5 from voters A, B, C, D and E) and 0.2 votes (from a vote of voter F transfered to him from a surplus earlier in the count).
Votes A-E are transfered to the next highest preference stated at a value of 1, vote E is transfered to the next highest preference at a value of 0.2.

[Meeker]

What if the 0.2 came from voters F and G?

[Јas]

What if the 0.2 came from voters F and G?

Well presuming both were valued at 0.1, both would be transfered on to the next highest preferences at 0.1
Eliminations do not reduce the value of votes.

[Meeker]

What if the 0.2 came from voters F and G?

Well presuming both were valued at 0.1, both would be transfered on to the next highest preferences at 0.1
Eliminations do not reduce the value of votes.

Ah, gotcha.

[Hatman 🍁]

If anyone ever tries to nominate me for SoFA, shoot them and me.

Oh God yes, and I can't Earl hasn't even picked a Deputy SoFA, at least that made thigns a little easier for Moderate

Is it not still Inks? I wasn't aware I had to appoint someone. Who wants it?

[Meeker]

If anyone ever tries to nominate me for SoFA, shoot them and me.

Oh God yes, and I can't Earl hasn't even picked a Deputy SoFA, at least that made thigns a little easier for Moderate

Is it not still Inks? I wasn't aware I had to appoint someone. Who wants it?

*crowd scatters*

[Hatman 🍁]

If anyone ever tries to nominate me for SoFA, shoot them and me.

Oh God yes, and I can't Earl hasn't even picked a Deputy SoFA, at least that made thigns a little easier for Moderate

Is it not still Inks? I wasn't aware I had to appoint someone. Who wants it?

*crowd scatters*

lol.

Well, it's good to see I have job security, since no one else wants to do it

[DownWithTheLeft]

Here are a few other jobs I suggest for you then:

Mafia taste taster/car starter
Coke mule
Grass watcher

[Hatman 🍁]

I would be a great coke mule. I don't know why I love swallowing condoms full of pure Colombian cocaine so much.

[Јas]

The Examiner Senate Election Tracker

Total Votes Cast: 54
Last Voter: MasterJedi
Quota: 10

Count 1

Al	11	(Franzl, GMantis, Sam Spade, Cosmo Kramer, Earl, Al, Xahar, Peter, True Democrat, The Mikado, Speed of Sound)
SPC	9	(SPC, NC Yankee, Daniel Adams, Deadman, Frihet, Rowan, BrandonH, ilikeverin, Masterjedi)
DWTL	8	(DWTL, Smid, benconstine, Winfield, Inks, PiT, PBrunsel, Duke)
Lief	8	(AndrewCT, HappyWarrior, Eraserhead, Lief, Meeker, Max, Red, Marokai Blue)
Bacon King	8	(Sensei, Bacon King, bullmoose, Verily, Ebowed, Jesus, Alcoun, Culture)
Franzl	6	(Mr. Moderate, Conor Flynn, Hashemite, Earth, TCash, Jas)
Xahar	3	(Lewis, Opebo, Torie)
gporter	1	(gporter)
Sam Spade	0
benconstine	0

Notes
Sam Spade and benconstine are included by virtue of having written themselves in.
Candidates tied on 1^st preference votes are ordered by their total number of 2^nd preferences and so on. 
Al is elected with a surplus of 1, which shall now be distributed.

Count 2 (Distribution of Al's surplus)

Al	10	(-1)
SPC	9
Lief	8 4/11	(+4/11: GMantis, Cosmo Cramer, Earl, Al)
DWTL	8 1/11	(+1/11: Sam Spade)
Bacon King	8 1/11	(+1/11: The Mikado)
Franzl	6 3/11	(+3/11: Xahar, Peter, Speed of Sound)
Xahar	3 1/11	(+1/11: Franzl)
gporter	1	(gporter)
Sam Spade	0
benconstine	0
Non-Transferable	1/11	(+1/11: True Democrat)

Notes
Each of Al's 11 votes has been distributed at a value of ¹/₁₁ each.
Nobody else has been elected., therefore eliminations begin.
benconstine and Sam Spade are eliminated on 0 votes changing nothing.
The next transfer is from the elimination of gporter.


Count 3 (Distribution of gporter's vote)

Al	10
Bacon King	9 1/11	(+1: gporter)
SPC	9
Lief	8 4/11
DWTL	8 1/11
Franzl	6 3/11
Xahar	3 1/11
gporter	0	(-1)

Notes
BK gains the vote. Nobody else is elected, therefore the eliminations continue with Xahar.


Count 4 (Distribution of Xahar's votes)

Al	10
Bacon King	10 2/11	(+1 1/11: 1 from Torie; 1/11 from Franzl)
Lief	9 4/11	(+1: opebo)
SPC	9
DWTL	8 1/11
Franzl	7 3/11	(+1: Lewis)
Xahar	0	(-3 1/11)

Notes
Xahar's votes have been transfered as above.
Bacon king passes the quota and is deemed elected with a surplus of ²/₁₁.
However, as the ²/₁₁ surplus would not be enough to affect things (as Franzl is behind by ⁸/₁₁ of a vote), the count is over.

Result
#1 Al
#2 Bacon King
#3 Lief
#4 SPC
#5 DWTL

[DownWithTheLeft]

I now have jumped into 4th place by 1/11 of a vote

[Meeker]

Wow. My head hurts.

[DownWithTheLeft]

25 minutes

[Јas]

The Examiner Senate Election Tracker

Total Votes Cast: 55
Last Voter: Ronnie
Quota: 10

Count 1

Al	11	(Franzl, GMantis, Sam Spade, Cosmo Kramer, Earl, Al, Xahar, Peter, True Democrat, The Mikado, Speed of Sound)
DWTL	9	(DWTL, Smid, benconstine, Winfield, Inks, PiT, PBrunsel, Duke, Ronnie)
SPC	9	(SPC, NC Yankee, Daniel Adams, Deadman, Frihet, Rowan, BrandonH, ilikeverin, Masterjedi)
Lief	8	(AndrewCT, HappyWarrior, Eraserhead, Lief, Meeker, Max, Red, Marokai Blue)
Bacon King	8	(Sensei, Bacon King, bullmoose, Verily, Ebowed, Jesus, Alcoun, Culture)
Franzl	6	(Mr. Moderate, Conor Flynn, Hashemite, Earth, TCash, Jas)
Xahar	3	(Lewis, Opebo, Torie)
gporter	1	(gporter)
Sam Spade	0
benconstine	0

Notes
Sam Spade and benconstine are included by virtue of having written themselves in.
Candidates tied on 1^st preference votes are ordered by their total number of 2^nd preferences and so on. 
Al is elected with a surplus of 1, which shall now be distributed.

Count 2 (Distribution of Al's surplus)

Al	10	(-1)
DWTL	9 1/11	(+1/11: Sam Spade)
SPC	9
Lief	8 4/11	(+4/11: GMantis, Cosmo Cramer, Earl, Al)
Bacon King	8 1/11	(+1/11: The Mikado)
Franzl	6 3/11	(+3/11: Xahar, Peter, Speed of Sound)
Xahar	3 1/11	(+1/11: Franzl)
gporter	1	(gporter)
Sam Spade	0
benconstine	0
Non-Transferable	1/11	(+1/11: True Democrat)

Notes
Each of Al's 11 votes has been distributed at a value of ¹/₁₁ each.
Nobody else has been elected., therefore eliminations begin.
benconstine and Sam Spade are eliminated on 0 votes changing nothing.
The next transfer is from the elimination of gporter.


Count 3 (Distribution of gporter's vote)

Al	10
DWTL	9 1/11
Bacon King	9 1/11	(+1: gporter)
SPC	9
Lief	8 4/11
Franzl	6 3/11
Xahar	3 1/11
gporter	0	(-1)

Notes
BK gains the vote. Nobody else is elected, therefore the eliminations continue with Xahar.


Count 4 (Distribution of Xahar's votes)

Al	10
Bacon King	10 2/11	(+1 1/11: 1 from Torie; 1/11 from Franzl)
Lief	9 4/11	(+1: opebo)
DWTL	9 1/11
SPC	9
Franzl	7 3/11	(+1: Lewis)
Xahar	0	(-3 1/11)

Notes
Xahar's votes have been transfered as above.
Bacon king passes the quota and is deemed elected with a surplus of ²/₁₁.
However, as the ²/₁₁ surplus would not be enough to affect things (as Franzl is behind by 1 and ⁸/₁₁ of a vote), the count is over.

Result
#1 Al
#2 Bacon King
#3 Lief
#4 DWTL
#5 SPC

[DownWithTheLeft]

15 minutes, damn this is a nailbiter