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STV

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A quick definition of STV:

STV stands for single transferable vote, which is a type of preferential voting system. In this system, voters rank candidates in order of preference. If a candidate receives enough first-choice votes to win, they are elected. If not, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their votes are transferred to the next preferred candidate on each ballot. This process continues until enough candidates reach the threshold or the number of surviving candidates equals the number of representatives still to be elected. STV is also known as transferable vote or choice voting.

A more thorough explanation:

STV stands for single transferable vote. It is a type of preferential vote where a voter ranks their choices in order of preference. Under STV, a candidate wins if they reach a certain number of first-choice votes, called the threshold. If no candidate reaches the threshold, the least-preferred candidate is eliminated and their votes are transferred to the next-preferred candidate on each ballot. This process continues until enough candidates reach the threshold or the number of surviving candidates equals the number of representatives still to be elected.

Example: In a school election, there are five candidates running for three positions. Each voter ranks the candidates in order of preference. After the first round of counting, no candidate has reached the threshold. The candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and their votes are transferred to the next-preferred candidate on each ballot. This process continues until three candidates reach the threshold and are elected.

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[] baddestbunny
15:59
in 1 minute I'll be on my twelfth hour of work today
Dkk
16:00
I will apply to Yale if it helps the cause.
damn that is a lot of hours
do you get off at 7pm?
Dkk
16:01
@TheAdoptedOne: he gave up too easily.
[] baddestbunny
16:01
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Dkk
16:01
Commits to kys when I commit to kms the same day. What a crazy november 5th.
[] baddestbunny
16:02
kms isn't even a t50 you should r&r
does anyone ever think about how we have no idea who everyone else here is? like you guys dont know me at all thats so crazy cause i talked to you more than ppl irl today
i'm a hallucination
the hat man
HopefullyInLawSchool
16:03
isnt r&r a t50?
keep popping benadryls and ill stay online
law school chat roulette
[] baddestbunny
16:04
living out the plot of the movie unfriended in the yale invite-only webinar
You were only invited to round out the numbers anyway lol
Dkk
16:05
I'm too old to r&r, just gunna kms rn.
Dkk
16:05
Gotta get this show on the road.
Dkk
16:05
Lmfao
JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:05
washu stop emailing me while I’m waiting for a decision challenge
[] baddestbunny
16:05
I'm not in their webinar I just thought it would be a funny thing to have happen
[] baddestbunny
16:05
bc I have a sense of whimsy and imagination
Ah, youre a worm gorl'
shaquilleoatmeal
16:07
battle of the bunnies
How bout dat ASU wave
letsseehowitgoesnow
16:08
bunny hows it looking out there?
[] baddestbunny
16:08
I just think it's weird when a make a joke about everyone in the yale webinar being tortured by a malevolent spirit and someone says you only got invited to round out the numbers
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