H. E. A. R. T. - Tracking the December 2011 Senate Election

[CatoMinor]

Now town level maps!

[homelycooking]

Now town level maps!

TexasGurl won the Midwest and the Pacific, Jbrase the other three regions.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

that map is a classic!

[Antonio the Sixth]

Love the maps.

[Yelnoc]

Updated to include the new party.  Homely, I suggest you create or ask someone to create a wiki page for this.
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Name : Yelnoc
Registered : July 21, 2010

Regional residence :
- Southeast/IDS (Georgia) : June 1, 2009 - Present day

Party registration :
- Populares Party : July 21, 2010 - November 27, 2010
- Dixiecrat/Populist Communitarian Party : November 27, 2010 - December 2, 2010 (Name changed on December 1, 2010)
- Independent : December 2, 2010 - July 28, 2011
- Coalition of Independent Democrats : July 28, 2011 - Present day

Offices held :
- Southeast Legislator/Darth/Imperial Speaker : July 30, 2010 - April 23, 2011 (appointed Imperial Speaker on October 28, 2010)
- Secretary of Internal Affairs : April 23, 2011 - June 1, 2011
- Game Moderator : June 1, 2011 - July 10, 2011 (wasted term due to computer failure)
- Game Reform Panelist : July 10 - Present Day
- Southeast Legislator/Darth : July 14 - Present Day

[Mopsus]

Name: MOPolitico

Registered: May 27, 2011

Residence:
 - Missouri, Mideast Region: May 27, 2011 -

Party registration:
 - Regional Protection Party: May 27, 2011 - July 29, 2011
 - Coalition of Independent Democrats: July 29, 2011 -

Offices held:
 - Mideast Assemblyman: July 2, 2011 -

[homelycooking]

Standing by for the count in the August 2011 At-Large Senate Election.

[homelycooking]

AUGUST SENATE ELECTIONS: PREFERENCE COUNT as of 9:00 AM, August 19, 2011

FIRST COUNT

Quota: 3

Snowguy716 7 (Lief, Fuzzy, Scott, Polnut, Bacon King, Snowguy, Napoleon) ELECTED
BRTD 3 (opebo, Snowstalker, Ebowed) ELECTED
homelycooking 3 (Marokai, homely, Dr Cynic) ELECTED

AHDuke 99 1 (big bad fab)
shua 1 (wormyguy)
Jbrase 1 (Giovanni)
benconstine 1 (benconstine)

Snowguy's surplus is redistributed.

Snowguy 3 (-4) ELECTED
homely 3 ELECTED
BRTD 3 ELECTED
Jbrase 2.71 (+1.71 - Snowguy, Fuzzy, Ebowed)
shua 2.14 (+1.14 - Scott, Napoleon)
benconstine 1.57 (+0.57 - Polnut)
Duke 1.57 (+0.57 - Bacon King)

Presumably, the tie would need to be broken by lot.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

My strategy is going according to plan!

[homelycooking]

AUGUST SENATE ELECTIONS: PREFERENCE COUNT as of 11:30 PM, August 19, 2011

FIRST COUNT

Total Votes: 33
Quota: 6

Snowguy716 10 (Lief, Fuzzy, Scott, Polnut, Bacon King, Snowguy, Napoleon, Mondale, Gramps, Frodo) ELECTED
BRTD 6 (opebo, Snowstalker, Ebowed, BRTD, Meeker, Sewer) ELECTED
homelycooking 6 (Marokai, homely, Dr Cynic, Lewis Trondheim, MOPolitico, Hawkeye) ELECTED
AHDuke 99 6 (big bad fab, MilesC56, Torie, Inks, RowanBrandon, Smid) ELECTED

shua 2 (wormyguy, TJ in Cleve)
Jbrase 2 (Giovanni, ChairmanSanchez)
benconstine 1 (benconstine)

The surplus of Snowguy is transferred.

SECOND COUNT

Snowguy 6 (-4)
BRTD 6
homelycooking 6
Duke 6

Jbrase 3.60
(+1.60, transfer of Snowguy, Frodo, Lief and Fuzzy from Snowguy surplus)

shua 2.80
(+0.80, transfer of Scott and Napoleon from Snowguy surplus)

benconstine 1.80
(+0.80, transfer of Polnut and Bacon King from Snowguy surplus)

Exhausted 0.80
(+0.80, transfer of Mondale and Gramps from Snowguy surplus)

benconstine is eliminated.

THIRD COUNT

Snowguy 6
BRTD 6
homelycooking 6
Duke 6

Jbrase 4.80
(+1.60, transfer of Snowguy, Frodo, Lief and Fuzzy from Snowguy surplus)
(+1.20. transfer of Bacon King and benconstine from benconstine elimination)

shua 3.40
(+0.80, transfer of Scott and Napoleon from Snowguy surplus)
(+0.60. transfer of Polnut from benconstine elimination)

Exhausted 0.80
(+0.80, transfer of Mondale and Gramps from Snowguy surplus)

shua is eliminated.

FOURTH COUNT

Snowguy 6
BRTD 6
homelycooking 6
Duke 6

Jbrase 6.84 ELECTED
(+1.60, transfer of Snowguy, Frodo, Lief and Fuzzy from Snowguy surplus)
(+1.20, transfer of Bacon King and benconstine from benconstine elimination)
(+2.04, transfer of TJ in Cleve, Napoleon and Scott from shua elimination)

Exhausted 2.16
(+0.80, transfer of Mondale and Gramps from Snowguy surplus)
(+1.36, transfer of Polnut and wormyguy from shua elimination)

Snowguy, BRTD, Homelycooking, Duke and JBrase are elected Senators.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Sorry, I know this is kind of random but here's my data for the offices I've held.

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[homelycooking]

I have never counted an STV election before, so please let me know if there's an error.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Is it the case that no one can be eliminated on the first round, before the surpluses are distributed? I think that might be true but I'm not sure.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Is it the case that no one can be eliminated on the first round, before the surpluses are distributed? I think that might be true but I'm not sure.

     Nobody is eliminated as long as there is a surplus to be distributed, since the distribution of the surplus can change the order of eliminations

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Is it the case that no one can be eliminated on the first round, before the surpluses are distributed? I think that might be true but I'm not sure.

     Nobody is eliminated as long as there is a surplus to be distributed, since the distribution of the surplus can change the order of eliminations

very good. thanks

[homelycooking]

AUGUST SENATE ELECTIONS: PREFERENCE COUNT as of 10:15 PM, August 20, 2011

FIRST COUNT

Total Votes: 53
Quota: 8

Snowguy716 14
(Lief, Fuzzy, Scott, Polnut, Bacon King, Snowguy, Napoleon, Mondale, Gramps, Frodo, Holmes, Hans, Thomas D, Oakvale) ELECTED
AHDuke 99 11
(big bad fab, JCL, Brandon H, Taft, MaxQue, MilesC56, Torie, Inks, RowanBrandon, Smid, dead0man) ELECTED
BRTD 9
(Eraserhead, opebo, Snowstalker, Ebowed, BRTD, Fritz, Meeker, Sewer, Branson) ELECTED
homelycooking 9
(Marokai, JulioMadrid, homely, Dr Cynic, Lewis Trondheim, MOPolitico, Hawkeye, Hashemite, ilikeverin) ELECTED

shua 4 (wormyguy, TJ in Cleve, elyski, shua)
benconstine 4 (benconstine, Cathcon, tmth, Mechaman)
Jbrase 2 (Giovanni, ChairmanSanchez)

The surpluses of Snowguy, Duke, Homely and BRTD are transferred.

SECOND COUNT

Snowguy 8 (-6)
BRTD 8 (-1)
homelycooking 8 (-1)
Duke 8 (-3)

Jbrase 6.98
(+2.57, transfer of Lief, Fuzzy, Snowguy, Frodo, Holmes and Thomas D from Snowguy surplus)
(+0.44, transfer of homely, Marokai, Hawkeye and JulioMadrid from homely surplus)
(+0.33, transfer of Ebowed, Snowstalker and Fritz from BRTD surplus)
(+1.64, transfer of MaxQue, dead0man, Torie, Inks, fab and Miles from Duke surplus)

benconstine 6.06
(+1.29, transfer of Polnut, Bacon King and Oakvale from Snowguy surplus)
(+0.22, transfer of ilikeverin and MOPolitico from homely surplus)
(+0.55, transfer of Smid and RowanBrandon from Duke surplus)

shua 5.68
(+0.86, transfer of Scott and Napoleon from Snowguy surplus)
(+0.82, transfer of JCL, Taft and Brandon H from Duke surplus)

Exhausted 2.29
(+1.29, transfer of Mondale, Gramps and Hans from Snowguy surplus)
(+0.33, transfer of Hash, Lewis and Dr Cynic from homely surplus)
(+0.67, transfer of Eraserhead, TB, Sewer, Meeker, BRTD and opebo from BRTD surplus)

shua is eliminated.

THIRD COUNT

Snowguy 8
BRTD 8
homelycooking 8
Duke 8

Jbrase 12.66 ELECTED
(+2.57, transfer of Lief, Fuzzy, Snowguy, Frodo, Holmes and Thomas D from Snowguy surplus)
(+0.44, transfer of homely, Marokai, Hawkeye and JulioMadrid from homely surplus)
(+0.33, transfer of Ebowed, Snowstalker and Fritz from BRTD surplus)
(+1.64, transfer of MaxQue, dead0man, Torie, Inks, fab and Miles from Duke surplus)
(+5.68, transfer of wormy, TJ in Cleve, elyski, shua, Scott, Napoleon, Taft, JCL, Brandon H from shua elimination)

benconstine 6.06
(+1.29, transfer of Polnut, Bacon King and Oakvale from Snowguy surplus)
(+0.22, transfer of ilikeverin and MOPolitico from homely surplus)
(+0.55, transfer of Smid and RowanBrandon from Duke surplus)

Exhausted 2.29
(+1.29, transfer of Mondale, Gramps and Hans from Snowguy surplus)
(+0.33, transfer of Hash, Lewis and Dr Cynic from homely surplus)
(+0.67, transfer of Eraserhead, TB, Sewer, Meeker, BRTD and opebo from BRTD surplus)

Snowguy, Duke, BRTD, homelycooking and JBrase are elected.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Never in a million years: Ben

This made me smile

[Marokai Backbeat]

Turnout here is embarrassingly low.

But keep on doing the same thing over and over again, Atlasia.

[Napoleon]

Turnout here is embarrassingly low.

But keep on doing the same thing over and over again, Atlasia.

There were five candidates on the ballot. Participation in Atlasia is embarrassingly low. We've decided positions like GTO Ambassador and Deputy SoFE are more important.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Turnout here is embarrassingly low.

But keep on doing the same thing over and over again, Atlasia.

There were five candidates on the ballot. Participation in Atlasia is embarrassingly low. We've decided positions like GTO Ambassador and Deputy SoFE are more important.

Yes, the position of Deputy SoFE and GTO Ambassador are why turnout is low. You've nailed it.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     GTO Ambassador is quite pointless & should never have been a playable position. Deputy SoFE is hardly ever even filled, though. Hard to lay blame on an optional office that is empty for the most part.

[ZuWo]

Regardless of my political affiliation I think it's fair to say that it is unfortunate that the three candidates who are currently at the bottom of the table are two active sitting senators and a long-serving, respectable member of cabinet.

[Napoleon]

Turnout here is embarrassingly low.

But keep on doing the same thing over and over again, Atlasia.

There were five candidates on the ballot. Participation in Atlasia is embarrassingly low. We've decided positions like GTO Ambassador and Deputy SoFE are more important.

Yes, the position of Deputy SoFE and GTO Ambassador are why turnout is low. You've nailed it.

I am glad you agree that the inability to field more than five candidates on a ballot for a five seat election might have something to do with low turnout. People don't find value in voting when election results are a foregone conclusion. Creating a larger pool of candidates would create a larger pool of voters.

Rather than whine, perhaps you could show up to vote yourself.

[Napoleon]

Regardless of my political affiliation I think it's fair to say that it is unfortunate that the three candidates who are currently at the bottom of the table are two active sitting senators and a long-serving, respectable member of cabinet.

It is always sad when good people lose but that is why we have elections.

It is conversely fortunate that two active sitting Senators, a former Senator and a great Speaker take the 4 top spots.

[bgwah]

Personal drama drives people away from this game more than anything, and that has nothing to do with the election system or whatever. And there has been a lot of drama over the past year.

I also suspect Atlasia operates in cycles. Previous peaks have been in 04/05 and 08/09, some stagnation in 06/10, with noticeable declines around 07/11. Obviously this is reflective of the fact that we are hosted on a website about U.S. presidential elections. I'm sure Atlasia will become very active again next year and into 2013 with the inevitable surge of new members that will come.

To be honest I haven't been very good about recruitment lately. I know certain people dislike my recruiting, but considering my recruits include Hans, Antonio, Homelycooking, and so many more active members I can't even remember them all, it's probably an important factor in keeping Atlasia active. With Hamilton and Dallasfan mostly out of the picture now, we don't really have anyone working on keeping that segment of Atlasia alive. The RPP is only running one candidate here, and didn't seem to be running a strong ticket for Prez in June, so they haven't really had a reason to get their machine working, for the most part, so I'm not really sure what state it's in.