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
[log in to unmask]" type="cite">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.