2009 Election Results

Reformatted from the post to http://lopsa.org/node/1785:

The elections for the 2009-2011 LOPSA Board of Directors has concluded.
The winners are Chris 'Ski' Kacoroski, Dan Rich, David Parter, Derek Balling,
Jesse Trucks, Lois Bennett, Philip Kizer, Travis Campbell, and Trey Harris.
Not elected is Matthew Barr.
We present below the report of the independent monitor, Andrew Hume.

We would like to thank Matt Okeson-Harlow for the election infrastructure,
Andrew Hume for acting as the independent monitor, and all the LOPSA
members that voted.

The Leadership Committee

Tabulation

Software

OpenSTV v1.4 from Sourceforge.

Election title

LOPSA Vote 2009

Method

Meek STV with Droop-Dynamic-Fractional threshold

Number of total ballots

78

Number of invalid or empty ballots

0

Number of ballots used in the count

78

10 candidate running for 9 seats.

Round 1:	Candidates David Parter, Jesse Trucks, and Trey Harris elected.
Round 2:	Candidate Lois Bennett elected.
Round 3:	Candidates Chris 'Ski' Kacoroski and Travis Campbell elected.
Round 4:	Candidates Derek Balling and Philip Kizer elected.
Rounds 5-12:	Transferring surplus votes.
Round 13:	Candidate Dan Rich elected. The election is over since all seats are filled.

Winners are Chris 'Ski' Kacoroski, Dan Rich, David Parter, Derek Balling, Jesse Trucks, Lois Bennett, Philip Kizer, Travis Campbell, and Trey Harris.

Method of tabulation

To understand the above results, please see:

• Wikipedia: single transferable vote preferential system
• The explanation from the 2005 Election Results

Ballots

The ballots are available for public examination in the standard BLT format of the Electoral Reform Society.

The data is:

10 1
1 9 8 10 6 5 1 2 7 4 3 0
1 5 9 3 4 1 2 7 8 6 10 0
1 10 3 7 5 1 2 4 6 8 9 0
1 10 6 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 2 0
1 6 5 7 10 8 9 4 1 2 0
1 5 1 0
1 10 3 1 4 5 6 8 7 2 9 0
1 4 3 8 10 9 2 1 6 7 5 0
1 10 5 4 6 7 3 2 8 1 9 0
1 10 4 6 7 3 5 2 8 1 9 0
1 3 4 6 7 8 10 1 5 2 0
1 3 1 6 5 10 8 7 2 4 9 0
1 6 3 7 9 2 5 1 8 4 10 0
1 3 6 5 9 8 10 7 4 1 2 0
1 3 2 10 8 6 5 4 1 7 9 0
1 9 3 6 5 8 1 7 10 4 0
1 10 6 8 1 3 4 9 5 0
1 10 3 6 8 0
1 1 2 6 5 4 3 10 9 8 7 0
1 10 5 3 8 7 6 2 1 9 4 0
1 5 10 8 9 4 2 3 7 6 1 0
1 5 10 4 8 6 1 0
1 1 10 6 5 4 0
1 10 3 5 7 4 2 6 8 1 9 0
1 4 3 5 2 6 1 7 9 10 8 0
1 10 5 7 3 6 4 2 9 8 1 0
1 10 9 8 5 7 3 4 1 6 2 0
1 10 3 5 1 4 7 9 6 8 2 0
1 1 8 9 6 10 5 7 2 0
1 10 3 7 6 5 8 1 0
1 10 6 1 4 7 5 8 2 9 3 0
1 10 3 6 8 2 1 7 4 5 9 0
1 5 3 9 10 2 0
1 10 3 7 2 1 4 5 8 6 9 0
1 1 6 7 10 9 8 4 5 2 3 0
1 5 3 8 9 6 1 2 7 10 0
1 8 1 2 5 7 9 4 3 6 10 0
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 10 5 9 7 3 4 8 2 1 6 0
1 2 10 6 4 5 3 7 8 9 1 0
1 10 6 2 8 5 9 7 3 4 1 0
1 5 10 3 4 6 2 8 9 1 7 0
1 9 5 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 7 0
1 3 2 10 8 6 5 9 7 4 1 0
1 6 4 5 8 3 9 7 1 2 10 0
1 6 7 8 10 9 0
1 10 2 3 6 9 7 8 4 5 1 0
1 6 8 10 2 5 7 3 1 9 4 0
1 10 3 8 5 6 0
1 6 5 3 8 9 10 2 1 7 0
1 8 9 5 6 7 4 2 1 3 10 0
1 10 6 4 3 7 1 0
1 10 9 7 5 3 2 6 4 8 1 0
1 10 6 8 3 2 7 5 4 1 9 0
1 6 8 10 3 5 9 7 1 2 4 0
1 8 2 4 5 3 10 9 1 7 0
1 5 2 1 6 9 8 7 10 3 4 0
1 10 6 4 7 3 0
1 7 8 9 2 3 6 4 5 1 10 0
1 10 3 4 5 9 7 8 1 2 6 0
1 3 10 7 6 4 1 5 9 2 8 0
1 10 3 6 0
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0
1 10 3 5 8 2 6 7 4 1 9 0
1 9 5 4 2 8 10 7 3 6 1 0
1 10 3 6 1 2 4 7 9 5 8 0
1 5 3 6 9 10 8 7 4 2 1 0
1 10 7 9 8 6 3 1 2 4 5 0
1 10 3 4 2 5 7 8 9 6 1 0
1 9 10 6 7 1 5 4 3 2 8 0
1 3 10 4 7 5 1 6 8 2 9 0
1 5 3 2 10 6 7 8 9 4 1 0
1 3 8 4 6 10 7 0
1 4 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 2 0
1 10 1 5 6 7 9 2 3 4 8 0
1 3 5 10 0
1 2 3 10 4 6 7 8 5 9 1 0
1 10 9 5 3 2 6 7 8 4 1 0
0
"Chris 'Ski' Kacoroski"
"Dan Rich"
"David Parter"
"Derek Balling"
"Jesse Trucks"
"Lois Bennett"
"Matthew Barr"
"Philip Kizer"
"Travis Campbell"
"Trey Harris"
"LOPSA Vote 2009"