#votethreshold - Twitter Hashtag

1 day ago

𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 Read full column: https://t.co/P0KmOXRUBY #SaraDuterte #ImpeachmentTrial #SenateImpeachmentCourt #VoteThreshold #TwoThirdsRule #MindaNews

mindanewsdotcom's tweet photo. 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝

Read full column: https://t.co/P0KmOXRUBY

#SaraDuterte #ImpeachmentTrial #SenateImpeachmentCourt #VoteThreshold #TwoThirdsRule #MindaNews https://t.co/qLd9tEd8iW

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CONGRESS TV

@CongressTVD

4 days ago

Abangan mamayang 1:00PM sa #TreZesaTanghali! #CongressTvDigital #CongressTV #CongressNews #VoteThreshold #Decision #Impeachment #Budget #OfficeOfThePresident #RollBack #Petrolyo

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Michael Atkins

@atkinsmike1

almost 2 years ago

The Municipal Structures Amendment Bill seeks, among other things, to impose a 1% #VoteThreshold in councils. It is clear that the COGTA Dept and SALGA support this principle, without clearly motivating how the removal of most smaller parties would bring stability.

atkinsmike1's tweet photo. The Municipal Structures Amendment Bill seeks, among other things, to impose a 1% #VoteThreshold in councils.

It is clear that the COGTA Dept and SALGA support this principle, without clearly motivating how the removal of most smaller parties would bring stability. https://t.co/X85Wvtg7ng

Michael Atkins

@atkinsmike1

almost 2 years ago

The COGTA Committee in deliberating on the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill. One of the key proposals is #ElectoralThresholds, which would have the effect of wiping out many smaller parties. It will be interesting to see how electoral reform will play out in the GNU era.

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Michael Atkins

@atkinsmike1

over 2 years ago

I spoke to Newzroom Afrika this morning about changes proposed to make coalitions work better, including concerns over the 1% #VoteThreshold. "Making sense of the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill". https://t.co/EQKSiu0rim

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Michael Atkins

@atkinsmike1

over 2 years ago

One means to "stabilise" coalitions is a #VoteThreshold to eliminate the smallest parties. Aside from disenfranchising voters, the largest parties gain disproportionately, even where no coalition exists. This is how seats in Cape Town would look with a 1% threshold. We get the problem that leads to these proposals, but there is uncertainty concerning whether the measures would achieve the desired stability (@ZakesvanTonder questions this)), and there is the big question of whether there are additional unintended or unfair consequences that render the "solution" unviable. As I read it, thresholds punish ALL small parties everywhere for the actions of SOME, in some places. And the voters are punished. And finally, there is the logical absurdity of allowing individual independents to have seats, while disallowing parties with more votes.

atkinsmike1's tweet photo. One means to "stabilise" coalitions is a #VoteThreshold to eliminate the smallest parties.

Aside from disenfranchising voters, the largest parties gain disproportionately, even where no coalition exists.

This is how seats in Cape Town would look with a 1% threshold.

We get the problem that leads to these proposals, but there is uncertainty concerning whether the measures would achieve the desired stability (@ZakesvanTonder questions this)), and there is the big question of whether there are additional unintended or unfair consequences that render the "solution" unviable.

As I read it, thresholds punish ALL small parties everywhere for the actions of SOME, in some places. And the voters are punished.

And finally, there is the logical absurdity of allowing individual independents to have seats, while disallowing parties with more votes.

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Michael Atkins

@atkinsmike1

about 4 years ago

#ElectoralAmendmentBill If @IECSouthAfrica gives @ParliamentofRSA faulty advice on a smaller, but clear-cut, question, then how do we trust they they are advising correctly on the big issues: - Excessive #Signatures requirement - #SeatAllocation method - Unfair #VoteThreshold

Michael Atkins

@atkinsmike1

about 4 years ago

Here is the (hypothetical) scenario that @IECSouthAfrica told @ParliamentofRSA could not happen. Using (tweaked) 2019 Gauteng results, in the, admittedly unlikely, case that the DA did not supply enough names on their PR list, they forfeit a seat, but the ACDP ALSO loses a seat.

atkinsmike1's tweet photo. Here is the (hypothetical) scenario that @IECSouthAfrica told @ParliamentofRSA could not happen.

Using (tweaked) 2019 Gauteng results, in the, admittedly unlikely, case that the DA did not supply enough names on their PR list, they forfeit a seat, but the ACDP ALSO loses a seat. https://t.co/r1Jcf0MfTI

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