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Favorite Looney Tunes Character Example One

  • Distinct ballots:

    Voter selectionsBallot countValue of the Vote
    Bugs Bunny,Foghorn Leghorn21
    Daffy Duck,Bugs Bunny21
    Foghorn Leghorn,Yosemite Sam21
    Make no selection.11
    Yosemite Sam,Daffy Duck21
    Yosemite Sam,Foghorn Leghorn21

  • Droop quota (votes needed to win): 4

  • Calculate the sum of all top preference votes:

    (Referred to as the Candidate’s Total Value of Votes or CTVV)
    CandidateCTVV
    Yosemite Sam4
    Bugs Bunny2
    Daffy Duck2
    Foghorn Leghorn2
    Make no selection.1

  • Candidates who have reached the quota and are declared winners:

    CandidateVotesSurplus
    Yosemite Sam40

  • Are all vacancies filled?

    No

  • Do surplus votes exist for any candidate?

    No

  • Does the number of remaining vacancies match the number of continuing candidates?

    No. Eliminate the candidate with the lowest total value of the vote. That candidate being Make no selection..

  • Does the number of remaining vacancies match the number of continuing candidates?

    No. Reset the Droop quota and restart the tabulation.

  • Droop quota reset to 4.

  • Calculate the sum of all top preference votes:

    (Referred to as the Candidate’s Total Value of Votes or CTVV)
    CandidateCTVV
    Yosemite Sam4
    Bugs Bunny2
    Daffy Duck2
    Foghorn Leghorn2

  • Candidates who have reached the quota and are declared winners:

    CandidateVotesSurplus
    Yosemite Sam40

  • Are all vacancies filled?

    No

  • Do surplus votes exist for any candidate?

    No

  • Does the number of remaining vacancies match the number of continuing candidates?

    No. The candidate with lowest votes should be eliminated, but there is a tie for lowest points between the following candidates:
    • Bugs Bunny
    • Daffy Duck
    • Foghorn Leghorn
    The Borda count will be used to attempt to break this tie and exclude a candidate.
    CandidateBorda count
    Foghorn Leghorn 8
    Bugs Bunny 6
    Daffy Duck 6

    After tabulating votes with the Borda count, there is still a tie. A candidate will be chosen at random for elimination.

    The candidate chosen for elimination is Daffy Duck.

  • Does the number of remaining vacancies match the number of continuing candidates?

    No. Reset the Droop quota and restart the tabulation.

  • Droop quota reset to 4.

  • Calculate the sum of all top preference votes:

    (Referred to as the Candidate’s Total Value of Votes or CTVV)
    CandidateCTVV
    Bugs Bunny4
    Yosemite Sam4
    Foghorn Leghorn2

  • Candidates who have reached the quota and are declared winners:

    CandidateVotesSurplus
    Yosemite Sam40
    Bugs Bunny40

  • Are all vacancies filled?

    Yes

  • Winners are:

    CandidateVotes
    Yosemite Sam4
    Bugs Bunny4
Favorite Looney Tunes Character Example Two

  • Distinct ballots:

    Voter selectionsBallot countValue of the Vote
    Elmer Fudd,Porky Pig,Tasmanian Devil11
    Elmer Fudd,Tasmanian Devil,Porky Pig11
    Elmer Fudd,Wile E Coyote,Tasmanian Devil21
    Porky Pig11
    Porky Pig,Wile E Coyote,Elmer Fudd11
    Tasmanian Devil,Porky Pig,Wile E Coyote11
    Tasmanian Devil,Wile E Coyote,Elmer Fudd11
    Wile E Coyote11
    Wile E Coyote,Porky Pig,Tasmanian Devil21

  • Droop quota (votes needed to win): 3

  • Calculate the sum of all top preference votes:

    (Referred to as the Candidate’s Total Value of Votes or CTVV)
    CandidateCTVV
    Elmer Fudd4
    Wile E Coyote3
    Porky Pig2
    Tasmanian Devil2

  • Candidates who have reached the quota and are declared winners:

    CandidateVotesSurplus
    Elmer Fudd31
    Wile E Coyote30

  • Are all vacancies filled?

    No

  • Do surplus votes exist for any candidate?

    Yes

  • Calculate the surplus transfer value.

    Elmer Fudd has a surplus of 1 which is to be distributed with a value of 0.25.

  • Distribute surplus votes:

    Remove Elmer Fudd from all ballots as a top preference and distribute surplus votes to the next highest ranked continuing candidate not already declared a winner.
    Voter selectionsBallot countValue of the Vote
    Porky Pig,Tasmanian Devil10.25
    Tasmanian Devil,Porky Pig10.25
    Tasmanian Devil20.25
    Porky Pig11
    Porky Pig,Wile E Coyote,Elmer Fudd11
    Tasmanian Devil,Porky Pig,Wile E Coyote11
    Tasmanian Devil,Wile E Coyote,Elmer Fudd11
    Wile E Coyote11
    Wile E Coyote,Porky Pig,Tasmanian Devil21

  • Calculate the sum of all top preference votes:

    (Referred to as the Candidate’s Total Value of Votes or CTVV)
    CandidateCTVV
    Wile E Coyote3
    Tasmanian Devil2.75
    Porky Pig2.25

  • Candidates who have reached the quota and are declared winners:

    CandidateVotesSurplus
    Elmer Fudd30
    Wile E Coyote30

  • Are all vacancies filled?

    No

  • Do surplus votes exist for any candidate?

    No

  • Does the number of remaining vacancies match the number of continuing candidates?

    No. Eliminate the candidate with the lowest total value of the vote. That candidate being Porky Pig.

  • Does the number of remaining vacancies match the number of continuing candidates?

    Yes, and all remaining candidates will be declared winners.

  • Winners are:

    CandidateVotes
    Elmer Fudd3
    Wile E Coyote3
    Tasmanian Devil2.75