52 Rules of Administrative Procedures START HERE Does the candidate with the greatest number of have votes corresponding to more than half the number of ballot papers? YES YES He is elected and the numbers of candidates and of vacancies is each reduced by one. NO Does any other candidate have votes corresponding to more than half the number of ballot papers? NO Were two or more Are there vacancies YES candidates elected in NO Do two or more candidates have equal left unfilled? numbers of votes being the fewest this ballot? cast for any candidate? YES NO NEW NO YES BALLOT ELECTION COMPLETE Discard the candidate with the If these candidates are discarded, is the number of votes number of candidates remaining greater than remaining number of vacancies? Is the number of candidates remaining greater than the YES number of vacancies remaining? Discard these candidates NO YES NO Was any candidate declared Declare the remaining elected in this ballot? candidate(s) elected YES NO NEW BALLOT Do two or more remaining candidates have ELECTION numbers of votes being the fewest COMPLETE votes cast for any candidate remaining? YES NO If these candidates are discarded, is the number of candidates remaining greater than remaining number of vacancies? DIscard the candidate YES with the fewest votes NO Discard these candidates NEW BALLOT NEW BALLOT
52 Rules of Administrative Procedures START HERE Does the candidate with the greatest number of have votes corresponding to more than half the number of ballot papers? YES YES He is elected and the numbers of candidates and of vacancies is each reduced by one. NO Does any other candidate have votes corresponding to more than half the number of ballot papers? NO Are there vacancies left unfilled? NO ELECTION COMPLETE Discard these candidates Were two or more YES candidates elected in NO this ballot? YES NEW BALLOT If these candidates are discarded, is the number of candidates remaining greater than remaining number of vacancies? YES NO Do two or more candidates have equal numbers of votes being the fewest cast for any candidate? NO YES Discard the candidate with the number of votes Is the number of candidates remaining greater than the number of vacancies remaining? YES NO Was any candidate declared elected in this ballot? YES NO NEW BALLOT Do two or more remaining candidates have numbers of votes being the fewest votes cast for any candidate remaining? YES NO If these candidates are discarded, is the number of candidates remaining greater than remaining number of vacancies? YES NO Discard these candidates NEW BALLOT Declare the remaining candidate(s) elected ELECTION COMPLETE DIscard the candidate with the fewest votes NEW BALLOT
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