Rad Plan Profile Selection Voting Mechanism and Method

This voting mechanism will be used 2x per annual cycle, starting with the 2015-2016 cycle. Once to select the short listed profile proposals. Once to select the final (detailed) profile proposals.

Dates:

May 11th - Tcon discussion in IHE Rad Planning Committee (See meeting minutes)

June 1st - Comments to these proposals may be entered before COB

June 15th - Comments will be incorporated

June 22nd - Deadline to submit letter ballot (using usual majority rule) on preferred voting mechanism (Google Form Ballot will be distributed by email)

IHE Rad Proposed Profile Voting Mechanism (whats on a ballot)

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• Typically 2 or 3 profiles are selected per year, so it is not a “straight up, single winner, majority rules” voting process.
• Two alternative methods are proposed for the Profile Voting Mechanism.
• See example tallies for two scenarios for each mechanism - Example Vote Tally Spreadsheet

1.) Current Voting Mechanism: Simple Condorcet method

• Each voter ranks all choices sequentially (a unique value n for each of n options; highest value to first choice)
• The choices with the highest vote totals win.
• For example, if there are 6 profile proposals, each voter casts a vote from A (highest, worth 6 points) to F (lowest, worth 1 point) for each proposal.

• Requiring all voters to support all choices to some degree has the unfortunate side effect of minorities being disenfranchised bu majorities, since for example the marginal support of a minority for a third choice of the majority (unintentionally) outweighs their support of the minority for their own first or second choices.

2.) Proposed Voting Mechanism: modified Borda Count method

• Intended to allow reasonably sized minority groups to be represented in the winning choices.

• First select the number of "winners" (n), e.g., 1, 2, 3 or 4 profiles
• Calculate (n-1)**2. That is the points assigned to the first choice. Subsequent choices get half the points of the prior.
• The choices with the highest vote totals win.
• For example, to select 3 profiles, (3-1)**2 = 4. Then, each voter ranks three choices:

• One choice worth 4 points
• One choice worth 2 points
• One choice worth 1 point

Comments

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Your name	Date	Comment	Proposed Change
Example name	May 12, 2015	Example Comment	Proposed Change
Teri Sippel Schmidt	May 12, 2015	The modified Borda method requires the number of profiles to be selected is known in advance which is not possible since the TC may not have yet established a percent of effort.	Set, but declare, the number of votes in advance. For long list, set at 4 or 5 votes. For short list set at 3 votes, period.

IHE Rad Proposed Profile Voting Method (how ballots are collected)

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The voting method is how votes are actually cast.

In either option listed below, a webex will be held to promote discussion and a better understanding of the profile proposals.

1.) Live voting: Currently, the method for voting is that a google form is created which is completed "live" at the end of the webex discussion mentioned above. Votes are tallied by Jamie Kontos or Chris Carr. You must participate in this webex to be allowed to vote. A positive outcome is that the voting results are instantaneous. A drawback is that decisions must be made on the spot without further consideration.

2.) Ballot voting: An alternative voting method to vote via a google form, but the ballot is due one week after the webex discussion mentioned above. Votes are tallied by Jamie Kontos or Chris Carr. Participants do not need to participate in the webex discussion(s) to vote. A postiive outcome is that additional deliberations and organization-internal discussions can be had. A drawback is that the voting results are pushed out by an additional week.

Comments

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Your name	Date	Comment	Proposed Change
Example name	May 12, 2015	Example Comment	Proposed Change