How to conduct an election by the Single Transferable Vote

 

CONTENTS

 Prefaces
 

1.

The Single Transferable Vote
1.1Objectives of an electoral system
1.2Specification of the Single Transferable Vote
1.3Operation of the Single Transferable Vote
1.4Effect of the Single Transferable Vote
 
2.Conduct of an election
2.1Size of constituency
2.2Voting paper
2.3Nominations
2.4Withdrawals
2.5Declaration of the result
2.6Elections to fill individual posts
 
3.Counting hall
 
4.General description of the count
 
5.Detailed instructions for the count
5.1First stage
5.2Subsequent stages
5.3Transfer of a surplus
5.4Transfer of the votes of excluded candidates
5.5Completion of the count
5.6Notes
 
6.Glossary of terms
 
7.Casual vacancies
 
8.Model election
 
9.Exercises
 
 The Electoral Reform Society
 
 Answers to exercises