Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-11 Thread Valerie Young
("Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections > voting system"): >> NB that I will be offline on the 10th and 11th of March, and will have >> only limited network access between then and the Board meeting. So if >> there are any more comments, please make them AS

Re: Proposed Board resolution for Board electoral system, version 20170309 (was Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system)

2017-03-10 Thread Joshua D. Drake
On 03/09/2017 07:14 PM, Filipus Klutiero wrote: Thank you Ian. +1 Sincerely, jD -- Command Prompt, Inc. http://the.postgres.company/ +1-503-667-4564 PostgreSQL Centered full stack support, consulting and development. Everyone appreciates your honesty,

Proposed Board resolution for Board electoral system, version 20170309 (was Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system)

2017-03-09 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Thank you Ian. On 2017-03-09 10:27, Ian Jackson wrote: Ian Jackson writes ("Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system"): NB that I will be offline on the 10th and 11th of March, and will have only limited network access between then and the Board meeting. S

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-09 Thread Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson writes ("Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system"): > NB that I will be offline on the 10th and 11th of March, and will have > only limited network access between then and the Board meeting. So if > there are any more comments, please mak

Whereas 1 (Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system)

2017-03-08 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2017-03-08 17:23, Ian Jackson wrote: Josh berkus writes ("Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system"): WHEREAS 1. SPI should elect its Board using a roughly-proportional voting system. Condorcet is good for single-winner elections but is

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Josh berkus writes ("Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system"): > On 03/08/2017 02:27 PM, Ian Jackson wrote: > > "The Rules in the Order" is a reference to the previous paragraph, > > which talks about "Rules 45-52 of the Scott

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Josh berkus writes ("Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system"): > Thing is, you don't have general agreement that (a) proportionality is a > good thing or (b) that STV is a proportional vote system. So the above > just invites arguments on b

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Josh berkus
On 03/08/2017 02:27 PM, Ian Jackson wrote: > Josh berkus writes ("Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections > voting system"): >>> 8. The practical implementation will be by means of software; for >>>example, perhaps the openstv package in Debi

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Josh berkus
On 03/08/2017 02:23 PM, Ian Jackson wrote: > Josh berkus writes ("Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections > voting system"): >>> WHEREAS >>> >>> 1. SPI should elect its Board using a roughly-proportional voting >>>system.

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Josh berkus writes ("Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system"): > > 8. The practical implementation will be by means of software; for > >example, perhaps the openstv package in Debian. The choice of > >software is up to

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Josh berkus writes ("Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system"): > > WHEREAS > > > > 1. SPI should elect its Board using a roughly-proportional voting > >system. Condorcet is good for single-winner elections but is > >

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Dimitri John Ledkov
On 8 March 2017 at 18:09, Josh berkus wrote: >> 7. Specifically, the algorithm to be used is that specified in >>Rules 45-52 of the Scottish Local Government Elections Order >>2007 (a UK Statutory Instrument): >> >> http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/42/schedule/1/part/III/cross

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Josh berkus
> WHEREAS > > 1. SPI should elect its Board using a roughly-proportional voting >system. Condorcet is good for single-winner elections but is >seriously lacking in proportionality in multi-winner elections such >as SPI's Board Elections. Please cut this paragraph and replace. As wr

Condorcet whereas (Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system)

2017-03-08 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2017-03-08 09:29, Ian Jackson wrote: Filipus Klutiero writes ("Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system"): Thank you Ian. Here are my remarks. On 2017-03-08 06:43, Ian Jackson wrote: 1. SPI should elect its Board using a roughly-proportional voting

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Filipus Klutiero writes ("Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system"): > Thank you Ian. Here are my remarks. > > On 2017-03-08 06:43, Ian Jackson wrote: > > 1. SPI should elect its Board using a roughly-proportional voting > > system

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Jonathan McDowell
Just to clarify, given my recent involvement with this discussion, I am in favour of adopting Ian's resolution as detailed below. On Wed, Mar 08, 2017 at 11:43:29AM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > (Background: > > We discussed voting systems extensively on spi-private and spi-general > in July and Au

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Hilmar Lapp
+1 from me as well & I hope this comes to be passed. -hilmar Sent from away > On Mar 8, 2017, at 6:43 AM, Ian Jackson > wrote: > > (Background: > > We discussed voting systems extensively on spi-private and spi-general > in July and August 2017. > > Recently, the Board asked me to > > dra

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Thank you Ian. Here are my remarks. On 2017-03-08 06:43, Ian Jackson wrote: [...] Ian. WHEREAS 1. SPI should elect its Board using a roughly-proportional voting system. Condorcet is good for single-winner elections but is seriously lacking in proportionality in multi-winner election

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Joshua Drake
+1 On Mar 8, 2017 03:43, "Ian Jackson" wrote: > (Background: > > We discussed voting systems extensively on spi-private and spi-general > in July and August 2017. > > Recently, the Board asked me to > > draft a resolution to replace the existing Condrocet-based voting > algorithm with a more

Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Ian Jackson
(Background: We discussed voting systems extensively on spi-private and spi-general in July and August 2017. Recently, the Board asked me to draft a resolution to replace the existing Condrocet-based voting algorithm with a more appropriate algorithm, taking into account any existing feedb