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The use of the term “incomplete vote” by these authors is unfortunate, given that no such term exists in the (rather extensive) electoral systems literature. It sounds like the common term, “limited vote,” but that is not at all what the system is.
As I understand it, the system was not much different from what is used today for the Argentinean, Bolivian, and Mexican senates. There is no actual term in the lit for this system, but I have proposed “limited-nominations list” because that is what it is: In a three seat district, each party prepares a list of two candidates, with the plurality party electing both and the runner up electing one.
They also say “quotient rule” when they mean “simple quota and largest remainders,” as it is pretty much universally known in the lit.
Thanks for the heads-up on the paper. It is not the sort of thing I would have been likely to turn up otherwise.
Comment by Matthew Shugart — January 29, 2024 @ 2:58 pm
I have only skimmed over the paper, but I can tell you what the origins is of the term “incomplete vote”–it is the actual Colombian legislation from 1905.
Comment by Dr. Steven L. Taylor — January 29, 2024 @ 3:02 pm