The Montana Green Party currently is suing Montana in U.S. District Court, over its early petition deadline and its distribution requirement. On October 18, the Secretary of State filed this brief, asking the Court to dismiss the case.
Next week, the Green Party will file a response, and also file a motion for summary judgment. Montana Green Party v Stapleton, 6:18cv-87.
Is there ANY lawyer with ANY brain cells capable of detecting —
1. Each election is NEW.
2. Separate is NOT equal – Brown v Bd of Ed 1954.
3. Continuous changes in Electors in subareas – new 18, pass away, move in/out.
4. EQUAL ballot access tests for ALL INDIVIDUAL candidates.
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Mathematics of Pure Proportional Representation Electing Nine Seats In Cambridge Massachusetts Using Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)
By James Ogle [One]
In Cambridge Massachusetts, should there be 10,000 votes cast for nine City Council Members, the threshold for being elected would be 10% (plus one vote) for each Council Member.
The total number of votes cast divided by the number of open seats (plus one seat) is the threshold, plus one vote which breaks the threshold.
So any candidate garnering 1001 “#1 tics” is elected.
Any additional ballots beyond the 1001 figure, are single transferred to the voters’ #2 tics, because only the votes electing the name are needed. Any excess votes for elected names are transferred to those voters’ #2 choice should additional #1 votes go to a name beyond the 1001 votes which had elected that name.
Say that three council members were elected in first round, since three names had met the threshold of 1000 (plus one vote=1001 votes).
From all the names garnering fewer than 1001 votes (1001=10% of 10,000 plus one vote), all those under the threshold were not elected in “round one”.
Next is “round two”.
With three of nine elected in round one, there will be more “rounds” to follow, to elect all nine seats.
In round two, of the names remaining, the one name with the fewest is eliminated from contention since they have the least likely chance and all the ballots from the eliminated name are single-transferred to the voters’ 2nd choice.
That’s the single transferable vote (STV).
Should any names reach the threshold of 1001 votes after the name with fewest #1 tics is eliminated and those votes had been transferred to the voters’ 2nd choice after round two , that name(s) is elected.
Continue to “round three” where the name with the fewest votes is again eliminated and all ballots from the eliminated name are again single-transferred to the voter’s #2 ranked name.
Should any voter reach the threshold in round three, then that name is promptly declared elected.
Continue the round by round elimination of lowest vote getter, the single transfer of ballots to each voter’s next choice, and the election of names which reached the threshold, until all nine seats are elected.
By using this method, 90% (plus nine votes), would be the “guaranteed satisfaction level” once all nine seats are elected.
Basic PR —
Party Members = Party Votes x Total Members / Total Votes
= Party Votes / RATIO
= EQUAL Votes to elect each member.
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Cambridge 10,000 / 9 = 1,111 votes to elect each member
— each having ONE vote in the city council.
Mere 99.999 percent of votes *count*.
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Exact PR — one guess.
100.000 percent of votes *count*.
19 Oct 1781-
USA-France Victory at Yorktown, VA against Brits
— a LONG 6.5 years after Am Rev War started on 19 Apr 1775 in Mass.
— EVIL rotted Brit monarchy-oligarchy asks for armistice in 1782.
1783 USA-Brit Peace Treaty ratified early 1784.
Remember the many USA dead and injured in 1775-1783 — many USA teens/20s.
Post war econ chaos.
1787 top secret Fed Convention >>> 1787 USA Const >>> 1789 USA regime.
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PR and Appv — NOT around in 1775-1789.