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@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ The preset dropdown allows you to choose from a hardcoded list of preloaded STV
| Meek STV | Advanced STV rules designed for computer counting, recognised by the Proportional Representation Society of Australia (Victoria–Tasmania) as the superior STV system. | | |
| • OpenTally Meek | Recommended rules for Meek STV. Operates according to the original 1987 Hill–Wichmann–Woodall ‘Algorithm 123’ specification ([*The Computer Journal* 1987;30(3):277–81](https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.NSF/Files/meekm/%24file/meekm.pdf)), except that (a) ties are broken backwards then at random, (b) fixed-point arithmetic with 5 decimal places is used, and (c) candidates are elected on strictly exceeding the quota. | | ✓ |
| • Meek STV (2006) | Operates according to Hill's 2006 revisions ([*Voting Matters* 2006;(22):7–10](http://www.votingmatters.org.uk/ISSUE22/I22P2.pdf)). This is the algorithm referred to in OpenSTV/OpaVote as ‘Meek STV’, and forms the basis of New Zealand's Meek STV rules. | [E1] | ✓ |
| • Meek STV (New Zealand) | Operates according to Schedule 1A of the [*Local Electoral Regulations 2001*](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2001/0145/latest/DLM57125.html). | [E1] | ✓ |
| Australian Senate STV | Rules from the [*Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918*](https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2020C00400/Html/Text#_Toc59107700), using the unweighted inclusive Gregory method. | [E2] [E3] [E4] | ✓ |
| NSW Local Government STV | Rules from the [*Local Government (General) Regulation 2021*](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2021-0460), using the weighted inclusive Gregory method. | [E2] [E5] | ✓ |
| Western Australia STV | Rules from the [*Electoral Act 1907* (WA)](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_29498.pdf/$FILE/Electoral%20Act%201907%20-%20[17-a0-06].pdf), using the weighted inclusive Gregory method. | [E2] [E3] | |
| Australian Capital Territory STV | Rules from the [*Electoral Act 1992* (ACT)](https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/View/a/1992-71/current/PDF/1992-71.PDF), using the exclusive Gregory method. | | ✓ |
| • Meek STV (New Zealand) | Rules from Schedule 1A of the [*Local Electoral Regulations 2001*](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2001/0145/latest/DLM57125.html). | [E1] | ✓ |
| Australian Senate STV | Rules from section 273 of the [*Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918*](https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2020C00400/Html/Text#_Toc59107700), using the unweighted inclusive Gregory method. | [E2] [E3] [E4] | ✓ |
| NSW Local Government STV | Rules from Schedule 5 of the [*Local Government (General) Regulation 2021*](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/2022-12-16/sl-2021-0460#sch.5), using the weighted inclusive Gregory method. | [E2] [E5] | ✓ |
| Victorian Legislative Council STV | Rules from section 114A of the [*Electoral Act 2002* (Vic)](https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-06/02-23aa064%20authorised.pdf), using the unweighted inclusive Gregory method. | [E2] | ✓ |
| Western Australia STV | Rules from Schedule 1 of the [*Electoral Act 1907* (WA)](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_29498.pdf/$FILE/Electoral%20Act%201907%20-%20[17-a0-06].pdf), using the weighted inclusive Gregory method. | [E2] [E3] | |
| Australian Capital Territory STV | Rules from Schedule 4 of the [*Electoral Act 1992* (ACT)](https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/View/a/1992-71/current/PDF/1992-71.PDF), using the exclusive Gregory method. | | ✓ |
| Minneapolis STV | Rules from chapter 167 of the [*Minneapolis Code of Ordinances*](https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT8.5EL_CH167MUELRUCO), using the weighted inclusive Gregory method. | [E6] | ✓ |
| Cambridge STV | Rules in force in Cambridge, Massachusetts, using random sample transfers. These rules are derived from the [former chapter 54A of the Massachusetts General Laws](https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/electioncommission/massachusettsgenerallawschapter54a.pdf), but have by regulation been modified to incorporate the procedures set out in Article IX of the former [1938 Charter of the City of Cincinnati](https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001754258). See also [here](https://web.archive.org/web/20081118104049/http://www.fairvote.org/media/1993countmanual.pdf). | | ✓ |
| Dáil Éireann STV | Rules from the [*Electoral Act 1992* (Ireland)](http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1992/act/23/enacted/en/print), using stratified random sample transfers. | [E4] [E7] | ✓ |