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Loading ballots from file dba-stackexchange-com-2012-election-results.blt.
Ballot file contains 4 candidates and 87 ballots.
No candidates have withdrawn.
Ballot file contains 87 non-empty ballots.
Counting votes for Database Administrators Moderator Election 2012 using Scottish STV.
4 candidates running for 1 seat.
R|JNK |Nick Chammas |ConcernedOfTu|Eric Higgins |Exhausted |Surplus |Threshold
| | |nbridgeWells | | | |
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1| 24.00000| 40.00000| 20.00000| 3.00000| 0.00000| 0.00000| 44.00000
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Count of first choices. No candidates have surplus votes so candidates will be eliminated and
| their votes transferred for the next round.
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2| 27.00000| 40.00000| 20.00000| | 0.00000| 0.00000| 44.00000
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Count after eliminating Eric Higgins and transferring votes. No candidates have surplus votes so
| candidates will be eliminated and their votes transferred for the next round.
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3| 37.00000| 50.00000| | | 0.00000| 6.00000| 44.00000
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Count after eliminating ConcernedOfTunbridgeWells and transferring votes. Candidate Nick Chammas
| has reached the threshold and is elected.
Winner is Nick Chammas.
This is assuming I have the right settings (Scottish STV and San Francisco)
Since Nick withdrew from the election, the runner-up, JNK, is the new moderator. Congrats JNK! :)