From c9faa2ef01318e8b046483f327fc7ecdd24ed0dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: RunasSudo Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:47:38 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Update documentation --- docs/options.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/options.md b/docs/options.md index c54dc42..d6e2c8d 100644 --- a/docs/options.md +++ b/docs/options.md @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ The preset dropdown allows you to choose from a hardcoded list of preloaded STV | Cambridge STV | Rules in force in Cambridge, Massachusetts, using random sample transfers. These rules are derived from the [former chapter 54A of the Massachusetts General Laws](https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/electioncommission/massachusettsgenerallawschapter54a.pdf), but have by regulation been modified to incorporate the procedures set out in Article IX of the former [1938 Charter of the City of Cincinnati](https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001754258). See also [here](https://web.archive.org/web/20081118104049/http://www.fairvote.org/media/1993countmanual.pdf). | | ✓ | | [Wright STV](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=em/elect07/subs/sub051.1.pdf) | Rules proposed by Anthony van der Craats designed for computer counting, involving reset and re-iteration of the count after each candidate exclusion. | | ✓ | | [PRSA 1977](https://www.prsa.org.au/rule1977.htm) | Simple rules designed for hand counting, using the exclusive Gregory method, with counting performed in thousandths of a vote. | | ✓ | -| [ERS97](https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-news-and-research/publications/how-to-conduct-an-election-by-the-single-transferable-vote-3rd-edition/) | More complex rules designed for hand counting, using the exclusive Gregory method. | | ✓ | -| • ERS76 | Former rules from the 1976 2nd edition. | [E6] | ✓ | -| • ERS73 | Former rules from the 1973 1st edition. | [E6] | | +| [ERS97](https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-news-and-research/publications/how-to-conduct-an-election-by-the-single-transferable-vote-3rd-edition/) | More complex rules designed for hand counting, using the exclusive Gregory method. | [E6] | ✓ | +| • ERS76 | Former rules from the 1976 2nd edition. | [E6] [E7] | ✓ | +| • ERS73 | Former rules from the 1973 1st edition. | [E6] [E7] | | | Church of England | Rules from the Church of England [*Single Transferable Vote Rules 2020*](https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/STV%20Rules%202020%20-%20final.pdf), similar to ERS73. | | Exceptions: @@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ Exceptions: * [E3] A tie between 2 candidates for the final vacancy will be broken backwards then at random, rather than the method described in the legislation. * [E4] Bulk exclusion is not performed. See the section on *Bulk exclusion* for further discussion. * [E5] The ‘mathematically eliminated by the sum of all ranked-choice votes comparison’ is not implemented. -* [E6] By default, the quota is always calculated to 2 decimal places. For full ERS76 (ERS73) compliance, set *Round quota to 0 d.p.* when the quota is more than 100 (100 or more). +* [E6] No distinction is made between stages and substages (during exclusion). This affects only the numbering of stages and not the result. +* [E7] By default, the quota is always calculated to 2 decimal places. For full ERS76 (ERS73) compliance, set *Round quota to 0 d.p.* when the quota is more than 100 (100 or more). For details of validation, see [validation.md](validation.md).