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« on: March 14, 2006, 08:03:48 PM »
Senators, please feel free to discuss ideas for election reform here.  I'll be posting some of my own soon.
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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2006, 06:56:37 AM »
I'll just say that I'll take Peter's big amendment to Gabu's big original bill. No parliment or stuff like that.
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« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2006, 08:19:31 AM »
For those interested, my proposal can be found here. Until it goes to vote I am happy to discuss anything and makes changes where needed. If we decide we want to retain IRV rather than move to FPTP with runoff, this can be done relatively easily.
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2006, 02:50:01 PM »
FPTP with a runoff is much preferred to IRV, in the opinion of this Senator. Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2006, 04:25:36 PM »
I want STV proportional elections!
The current gridlock in the redistricting discussion makes this a good time to bring it up again...
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2006, 04:30:46 PM »
Quote from: Lefty Trondheim on March 15, 2006, 04:25:36 PM
I want STV proportional elections!
The current gridlock in the redistricting discussion makes this a good time to bring it up again...

I'm not even sure we can get parliamentary elections, Lewis, so the odds of this are...iffy. Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2006, 05:03:17 PM »
Quote from: Senator WMS on March 15, 2006, 02:50:01 PM
FPTP with a runoff is much preferred to IRV, in the opinion of this Senator.

This has probably been discussed before, but why?
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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2006, 05:10:05 PM »
Quote from: Senator WMS on March 15, 2006, 04:30:46 PM
Quote from: Lefty Trondheim on March 15, 2006, 04:25:36 PM
I want STV proportional elections!
The current gridlock in the redistricting discussion makes this a good time to bring it up again...

I'm not even sure we can get parliamentary elections, Lewis, so the odds of this are...iffy. Smiley
It's unrelated to the prime minister idea.
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« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2006, 05:06:31 PM »
Quote from: Vice President Q on March 15, 2006, 05:03:17 PM
Quote from: Senator WMS on March 15, 2006, 02:50:01 PM
FPTP with a runoff is much preferred to IRV, in the opinion of this Senator.

This has probably been discussed before, but why?

Well, the fact that your vote can end up hurting your preferred candidate and helping a candidate you don't like springs to mind. Also, I like having a runoff to determine how voters really feel about candidates. Smiley

Quote from: Lefty Trondheim on March 15, 2006, 05:10:05 PM
Quote from: Senator WMS on March 15, 2006, 04:30:46 PM
Quote from: Lefty Trondheim on March 15, 2006, 04:25:36 PM
I want STV proportional elections!
The current gridlock in the redistricting discussion makes this a good time to bring it up again...

I'm not even sure we can get parliamentary elections, Lewis, so the odds of this are...iffy. Smiley
It's unrelated to the prime minister idea.
Yes, but I'm using it as a barometer of "willingness to change the electoral system" in Atlasia Smiley
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