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Originally Posted by Bob FM
gumshoe, I would urge you to correct your post before our resident linguistic experts have a go. Now I know and everyone else will know you meant chance, not change, but they are sticklers for accuracy even though they don't follow their own advice.
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Thank you Bob FM for your polite correction. I got off lightly so far.
To come back to the voting system. Certain people will know roughly the number of votes that can be expected in such an election. By getting their friends to ring round a few people urging them to vote for just one candidate I believe they can increase their chances of winning significantly. I think the system of one, half and quarter value, etc. is designed to try to eliminate this but it is no substitute for the single transferable vote.
In answer to Mark Croucher, of course everybody can vote the way they want, but many people might assume that the system being used is fair. All I am asking is, is it if someone is determined to win?