Here is how I understand it but it doesnt make sense so I assume i have it wrong.
We get to vote #1, #2, #3 in order of preference.
The #1 votes are counted and the people who reach the quota (say for example its 10000 votes) get elected.
Then any more #1 votes they get over and above 10000 are given to the #2 on each ballot. So assuming you vote Bertie #1, Joe Bloggs #2 then once Bertie gets 10000 and they come along to counting your vote, your vote is given to Joe Bloggs because Bertie is already elected.
Here is what I dont understand. If the person beside me, say its Voter2 voted Bertie #1 and Jane Bloggs #2 and his vote was one of the ones that counted towards Bertie's 10000, then when they get to my vote, Joe Bloggs gets my vote. But if they counted mine before Voter2, then Jane Bloggs would have gotten the overflow. That seems a bit random and unfair.
Can someone explain it to me simply.
We get to vote #1, #2, #3 in order of preference.
The #1 votes are counted and the people who reach the quota (say for example its 10000 votes) get elected.
Then any more #1 votes they get over and above 10000 are given to the #2 on each ballot. So assuming you vote Bertie #1, Joe Bloggs #2 then once Bertie gets 10000 and they come along to counting your vote, your vote is given to Joe Bloggs because Bertie is already elected.
Here is what I dont understand. If the person beside me, say its Voter2 voted Bertie #1 and Jane Bloggs #2 and his vote was one of the ones that counted towards Bertie's 10000, then when they get to my vote, Joe Bloggs gets my vote. But if they counted mine before Voter2, then Jane Bloggs would have gotten the overflow. That seems a bit random and unfair.
Can someone explain it to me simply.