Yes thanks for explaining this clearly, I really did not understand this at the time I wrote that. I do find that a weird construction, in a ranked vote. I had thought even if NOTA came first, as he/she would if everyone voted for him/her, that then the next two candidates would fall in line. NOTA would of course get the two year term....:-) Stephanie On 2016-09-01 2:57, Tapani Tarvainen wrote: > Picking up loose threads: > > On Aug 25 15:06, Stephanie Perrin ([log in to unmask]) wrote: > >> Folks I am no math wizard, but it does seem to me that Avri's >> explanation is correct (and the later, more haiku version even >> better). If every single voter voted for one or two Council >> candidates and NOTA, then NOTA would win, and the candidate with the >> fewest votes would drop off. Seems obvious to me. The candidate >> with the fewest votes always drops off. > This may seem obvious to you, but it is *not* how it now works > (nor did Avri explain it that way - her explanation was correct > apart from the borderline case that someone gets exactly same > number of votes as NOTA). > > Instead, *ALL* candidates who receive less votes than NOTA will > fail to be elected. > > So if NOTA gets most votes, no candidates will be elected. > > Not that this is likely to matter in practice, as NOTA has > never received a significant number of votes, but it's better > to be precise just in case. >