How to conduct an election by the Single Transferable Vote
CONTENTS
Prefaces
1.
The Single Transferable Vote
1.1
Objectives of an electoral system
1.2
Specification of the Single Transferable Vote
1.3
Operation of the Single Transferable Vote
1.4
Effect of the Single Transferable Vote
2.
Conduct of an election
2.1
Size of constituency
2.2
Voting paper
2.3
Nominations
2.4
Withdrawals
2.5
Declaration of the result
2.6
Elections to fill individual posts
3.
Counting hall
4.
General description of the count
5.
Detailed instructions for the count
5.1
First stage
5.2
Subsequent stages
5.3
Transfer of a surplus
5.4
Transfer of the votes of excluded candidates
5.5
Completion of the count
5.6
Notes
6.
Glossary of terms
7.
Casual vacancies
8.
Model election
9.
Exercises
The Electoral Reform Society
Answers to exercises