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Submission RONBACK-0020 (Link to websites)
Submission By	James Ronback
Address	Tsawwassen, BC, Canada
Organization
Date	20031201
Category	Link/reference to other resources
Abstract
The websites explain how proportional representation is used to elect members to the Adelaide City Council in Australia, and how a system of electronic voting could be used to count the votes. [1 page]
Submission Content
The following web site: http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/council/about/elections_faq.htm explains how proportional voting is done in the city of Adelaide, Australia. The voting system as described in the referenced PDF document is complex enough that it will require some form of computer assistance in tallying the voting results effectively and correctly. Any design of a computer system that is used in BC should take serious note of the open source approach used in Australia as described the following article in the Wired magazine - http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,61045,00.html

Submission RONBACK-0020 (Link to websites)