Was it this article by Nick Szabo on Unpredictable Elections? He talks a bit about the Venetian method: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;unenumerated.blogspot.com&#x2F;2008&#x2F;03&#x2F;unpredictable-elections.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;unenumerated.blogspot.com&#x2F;2008&#x2F;03&#x2F;unpredictable-elect...</a>