one vote one value - Change that Counts Segmentation of the vote was introduced to assist in a manual count of the vote. It is arbitrary and with the use of computer aided counting is unnecessary and undesirable. It produces a distortion in the allocation of preferences and distribution of the vote. It can and does produce a change in the result of the election and was one of the main issues that effected the result of the 2007 Queensland Senate Election.
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Change that Counts. Correcting the flaws in the Australian Senate method of counting the vote so that each vote maintain a single value in correct proportion to its original value. The current formula in the calculation of the Surplus Transfer Values (Surplus value divided by the number of ballot papers) seriously distorts the proportionality of the vote. With multiple votes that are valued at 10% being transferred at the same value as ballot papers that hold 100% of its original value
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The Wright System is a re-iterative counting system based on a modified Australian Senate Electoral system with a Inclusive Weighted Gregory Surplus Value Transfer method, single segmentation. One transaction per candidate. It is a linear reiterative counting system. On every exclusion of minor candidates the count is reset and restarted. Each vote is treated equal and in the same manner..
Tags: Australia , Election , Proportional represenation