Like-a-Fishhook Election Tracking

[Associate Justice PiT]

Near-certain that means Dwdl, Sensei, Al, Xahar and Jas.

     If so, this is a huge comeback for Jas, a big victory for the RPP & SDP, & a big defeat for the JCP & NLC.

Yup. I'll definitely welcome Jas's return to the Senate.

     Nice to see though that Mr. Moderate was glad to throw his PPT under the bus.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Near-certain that means Dwdl, Sensei, Al, Xahar and Jas.

my heaaaad is exploooooooding

[Хahar 🤔]

Near-certain that means Dwdl, Sensei, Al, Xahar and Jas.

     If so, this is a huge comeback for Jas, a big victory for the RPP & SDP, & a big defeat for the JCP & NLC.

Yup. I'll definitely welcome Jas's return to the Senate.

     Nice to see though that Mr. Moderate was glad to throw his PPT under the bus.

Well, I don't suppose you remember the Jas/Moderate ticket.

Near-certain that means Dwdl, Sensei, Al, Xahar and Jas.

my heaaaad is exploooooooding

As it well should be.

[Јas]

I think Lewis made an error in his tally - I'm double checking but *I think* it works out as:
#1 DWTL
#2 Jas
#3 Al
#4 Sensei
#5 CultureKing

[Sensei]

They like me! They really like me!

[Хahar 🤔]

That really wouldn't at all surprise me. Damn it, it was Al's vote.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Near-certain that means Dwdl, Sensei, Al, Xahar and Jas.

     If so, this is a huge comeback for Jas, a big victory for the RPP & SDP, & a big defeat for the JCP & NLC.

Yup. I'll definitely welcome Jas's return to the Senate.

     Nice to see though that Mr. Moderate was glad to throw his PPT under the bus.

Well, I don't suppose you remember the Jas/Moderate ticket.

     That makes a lot of sense in that case. Though I wonder who the new PPT will be now.

[DownWithTheLeft]

That makes a lot of sense in that case. Though I wonder who the new PPT will be now.

I think Jas would be great for the position if he wants it

[Хahar 🤔]

Near-certain that means Dwdl, Sensei, Al, Xahar and Jas.

     If so, this is a huge comeback for Jas, a big victory for the RPP & SDP, & a big defeat for the JCP & NLC.

Yup. I'll definitely welcome Jas's return to the Senate.

     Nice to see though that Mr. Moderate was glad to throw his PPT under the bus.

Well, I don't suppose you remember the Jas/Moderate ticket.

     That makes a lot of sense in that case. Though I wonder who the new PPT will be now.

Jas, I suppose.

[Sensei]

Near-certain that means Dwdl, Sensei, Al, Xahar and Jas.

     If so, this is a huge comeback for Jas, a big victory for the RPP & SDP, & a big defeat for the JCP & NLC.

Yup. I'll definitely welcome Jas's return to the Senate.

     Nice to see though that Mr. Moderate was glad to throw his PPT under the bus.

Well, I don't suppose you remember the Jas/Moderate ticket.

     That makes a lot of sense in that case. Though I wonder who the new PPT will be now.

I'll do it if nobody else wants it.

[Torie]

If Jas is elected, and I am not sure that he has been, he has the most experience to be PPT, if he commits to spend the time doing it. Being an effective PPT is all about being around often, and knowing the rules. Lewis would be great too, if he is willing to spend the time. Lewis seems to know all the back alleys, and then some.

[DownWithTheLeft]

I am perplexed as to why Al threw Xahar under the bus, and even more perplexed that Moderate preferenced CultureKing second

[Sensei]

also, how in the hell did I get elected? Were there butterfly ballots or something?

[Torie]

I am perplexed as to why Al threw Xahar under the bus, and even more perplexed that Moderate preferenced CultureKing second

I assume that his spreadsheet suggested it all. Al might not want to dump the Class A seats, and CK does not either.

[Torie]

also, how in the hell did I get elected? Were there butterfly ballots or something?

Nobody hates you.

[DownWithTheLeft]

also, how in the hell did I get elected? Were there butterfly ballots or something?

I think because the elections really became a lot about wanting to keep regional seats for people on the fence.  That helped you a lot.  (BTW, that's probably not true at all but I'd like to be )

[DownWithTheLeft]

I am perplexed as to why Al threw Xahar under the bus, and even more perplexed that Moderate preferenced CultureKing second

I assume that his spreadsheet suggested it all. Al might not want to dump the Class A seats, and CK does not either.

I think Moderate is 100% in favor of eliminating regional seats

[Хahar 🤔]

I am perplexed as to why Al threw Xahar under the bus, and even more perplexed that Moderate preferenced CultureKing second

I think it's fair to say that Lewis likes me more than Al does. As for Moderate, he's been beholden to the JCP for some time now.

also, how in the hell did I get elected? Were there butterfly ballots or something?

Nobody hates you.

Except me.

[Torie]

I am perplexed as to why Al threw Xahar under the bus, and even more perplexed that Moderate preferenced CultureKing second

I assume that his spreadsheet suggested it all. Al might not want to dump the Class A seats, and CK does not either.

I think Moderate is 100% in favor of eliminating regional seats

I'll turn him around.

[DownWithTheLeft]

I must say if that result is held, that is nowhere near what I was expecting.  I still am in disbelief that Colin lost

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I am perplexed as to why Al threw Xahar under the bus, and even more perplexed that Moderate preferenced CultureKing second

I had pledged to vote for Jas as my first preference, and so I was bound by honor or whatnot to cast that vote.

My second preference may or may not have come into play based on how other last-minute voters went, so it was up to me to figure out which of the "on the bubble" candidates I'd rather see elected: Xahar or Culture King.

Of the bubble candidates, Culture King was the only person who actually asked for my vote.  Besides, I owed him for his last minute Friz to Torie switch. 

[Јas]

Jas's Provisional Tally

Total Valid Votes: 66
Quota: 12

Count 1

DWTL	10
Al	9	(16 #2 preferences)
CultureKing	9	(1 #2 preference)
Xahar	8
Jas	7
Colin	6	(8 #2 preferences)
Sensei	6	(6 #2 preferences)
AndrewCT	5	(4 #2 preferences)
HappyWarrior	5	(1 #2 preference)
benconstine	1
Evilmexicandictator	0	(1 #4 preference)

Notes
Evilmexicandictator and CultureKing are included due to writing-in themselves in. All other write-ins are being ignored, lest the persons affected declare they are running.

On the first count, candidates are ordered by the number of #1 preferences they receive. Where this is tied, they are ordered by the #2 preferences, and so on. (From Count 2 onwards, where candidates are tied on vote totals, they are ordered by their rank on the previous count.)

No candidate reaches the quota so EMD and benconstine are eliminated and the vote redistributed.


Count 2 (Distribution of benconstine's vote)

DWTL	11	(+1)
Al	9
CultureKing	9
Xahar	8
Jas	7
Colin	6
Sensei	6
AndrewCT	5
HappyWarrior	5
benconstine	0	(-1)

Notes
benconstine's own vote transfers to his #2 preference, DWTL.
No candidate is elected, so the next elimination is HappyWarrior.


Count 3 (Distribution of HappyWarrior's vote)

DWTL	12	(+1)
Al	9
CultureKing	9
Xahar	9	(+1)
Sensei	8	(+2)
Jas	7
Colin	6
AndrewCT	5
HappyWarrior	0	(-5)
Non-Transferable	1	(+1)

Notes
NB: This is where I believe Lewis's count is in error (specifically, the vote of Meeker).
HW's votes transfer as follows:
Meeker's vote goes to his #2 preference, DWTL - bringing him to the quota and so election.
Andy Jackson's vote goes to Xahar
HappyWarrior's and MasterJedi's votes both go to Sensei
Keystone Phil only cast a preference for HW, so his vote is non-transferable

DWTL is elected, but has no surplus, so we proceed to the next elimination.


Count 4 (Distribution of AndrewCT's vote)

DWTL	Elected
Al	10	(+1)
CultureKing	9
Xahar	9
Sensei	9	(+1)
Jas	8	(+1)
Colin	8	(+2)
AndrewCT	0	(-5)

Notes
Andrew's votes tarnsfered as follows:
hughento's vote transferred to Al
Conor Flynn's vote transfered to Sensei
Polnut's vote transferred to Jas
AndrewCT's and fezzy's votes transferred to Colin

Nobody else elected, we proceed to the next elimination.


Count 5 (Distribution of Colin's vote)

DWTL	Elected
Jas	12	(+4)
Al	11	(+1)
Sensei	11	(+2)
CultureKing	9
Xahar	9
Colin	0	(-8)
Non-Transferable	1	(+1)

Notes
Colin's votes transfer as follows:
bullmoose's, Verily's, Colin's and Frodo's votes transfer to Jas - reaching him the quota and election.
Dibble's vote transferred to Al
AndrewCT's and fezzy's vote transfer to Sensei
MAS's vote is untransferable.

With no surpluses to distribute and only 4 candidates for 3 remaining seats, the bottom ranked candidate (Xahar) is eliminated and the remainder deemed elected according to their rank.

Result
#1 DWTL
#2 Jas
#3 Al
#4 Sensei
#5 CultureKing

[DownWithTheLeft]

Of the bubble candidates, Culture King was the only person who actually asked for my vote.  Besides, I owed him for his last minute Friz to Torie switch. 

For that he deserves a gold medal.  The Pacific went from inactive do-nothing senators for a long while (Rob, Friz) to probably one of the best the country has ever seen

[Хahar 🤔]

I am perplexed as to why Al threw Xahar under the bus, and even more perplexed that Moderate preferenced CultureKing second

I had pledged to vote for Jas as my first preference, and so I was bound by honor or whatnot to cast that vote.

My second preference may or may not have come into play based on how other last-minute voters went, so it was up to me to figure out which of the "on the bubble" candidates I'd rather see elected: Xahar or Culture King.

Of the bubble candidates, Culture King was the only person who actually asked for my vote.  Besides, I owed him for his last minute Friz to Torie switch. 

Whoa, whoa, hey!

He got Friz elected in the first place, eh? I don't need to advertise my credentials on that front, methinks.

Of the bubble candidates, Culture King was the only person who actually asked for my vote.  Besides, I owed him for his last minute Friz to Torie switch. 

For that he deserves a gold medal.  The Pacific went from inactive do-nothing senators for a long while (Rob, Friz) to probably one of the best the country has ever seen

Come on. I could've been better.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I am perplexed as to why Al threw Xahar under the bus, and even more perplexed that Moderate preferenced CultureKing second

I think it's fair to say that Lewis likes me more than Al does. As for Moderate, he's been beholden to the JCP for some time now.

Yes, clearly, my squeaker of a general election victory and teetering 80%+ approval ratings make me completely and totally beholden to Massa Bgwah.