Certification of 2009 Staff Elections

The KPFA Staff election for 2009 is now completed and certified. I've included the Detail Report for the election:

Les Radke
National Election Supervisor

KPFA LSB Staff Election
October 18, 2009

CANDIDATES:
Emiliano Echeverria
Anthony Fest
David Gans
Renee Yang Geesler
Lewis O'Sawyer Jr.
Antonio Ortiz
Laura Prives
Write-In

ELECTION RULES:
System: Choice Voting
Threshold Type: Droop
Surplus Transfers: Fractional
Elected at end of round
Simultaneous Drop: When mathematically inevitable
Ties: 1) Previous Round method
2) By drawing lots
3) Random (by computer)

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174 valid ballots.
Electing 3 candidates.
Winning threshold is 44 votes.
There were no invalid ballots.
(174 total ballots processed.)
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ROUND 1 -- Tally of 1st place votes.

CANDIDATE THIS ROUND TOTAL STATUS
----------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------------
Anthony Fest +47.50000 47.50000 ELECTED -- 1st round
Renee Yang Geesler +33.83333 33.83333 CONTINUING
David Gans +22.00000 22.00000 CONTINUING
Laura Prives +22.00000 22.00000 CONTINUING
Antonio Ortiz +17.83333 17.83333 CONTINUING
Lewis O'Sawyer Jr. +15.00000 15.00000 CONTINUING
Emiliano Echeverria +14.33333 14.33333 CONTINUING
Write-In +1.50000 1.50000 CONTINUING

EXHAUSTED PILE: 0.00000 0.00000
TOTALS: +174.00000 174.00000



-- Anthony Fest has been ELECTED because s/he has met the threshold.


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ROUND 2 -- Anthony Fest has been ELECTED -- transferring surplus votes.

CANDIDATE THIS ROUND TOTAL STATUS
----------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------------
Anthony Fest -3.50000 44.00000 ELECTED -- 1st round
Renee Yang Geesler +1.25263 35.08596 CONTINUING
David Gans +0.07368 22.07368 CONTINUING
Laura Prives 0.00000 22.00000 CONTINUING
Antonio Ortiz +0.07368 17.90702 CONTINUING
Emiliano Echeverria +1.76842 16.10175 CONTINUING
Lewis O'Sawyer Jr. +0.29474 15.29474 CONTINUING
Write-In +0.03684 1.53684 DEFEATED -- 2nd round

EXHAUSTED PILE: 0.00000 0.00000
TOTALS: 0.00000 174.00000



-- Write-In is declared DEFEATED because s/he has the lowest number of votes.


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ROUND 3 -- Write-In has been DEFEATED -- transferring all votes.

CANDIDATE THIS ROUND TOTAL STATUS
----------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------------
Anthony Fest 0.00000 44.00000 ELECTED -- 1st round
Renee Yang Geesler 0.00000 35.08596 CONTINUING
David Gans 0.00000 22.07368 CONTINUING
Laura Prives 0.00000 22.00000 CONTINUING
Antonio Ortiz 0.00000 17.90702 CONTINUING
Emiliano Echeverria +0.53684 16.63860 CONTINUING
Lewis O'Sawyer Jr. 0.00000 15.29474 DEFEATED -- 3rd round
Write-In -1.53684 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 2nd round

EXHAUSTED PILE: +1.00000 1.00000
TOTALS: 0.00000 174.00000



-- Lewis O'Sawyer Jr. is declared DEFEATED because s/he has the lowest number
of votes.


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ROUND 4 -- Lewis O'Sawyer Jr. has been DEFEATED -- transferring all votes.

CANDIDATE THIS ROUND TOTAL STATUS
----------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------------
Anthony Fest 0.00000 44.00000 ELECTED -- 1st round
Renee Yang Geesler +3.57368 38.65965 CONTINUING
Laura Prives +5.00000 27.00000 CONTINUING
Antonio Ortiz +5.50000 23.40702 CONTINUING
David Gans +1.14737 23.22105 CONTINUING
Emiliano Echeverria +0.07368 16.71228 DEFEATED -- 4th round
Lewis O'Sawyer Jr. -15.29474 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 3rd round
Write-In 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 2nd round

EXHAUSTED PILE: 0.00000 1.00000
TOTALS: 0.00000 174.00000



-- Emiliano Echeverria is declared DEFEATED because s/he has the lowest number
of votes.


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ROUND 5 -- Emiliano Echeverria has been DEFEATED -- transferring all votes.

CANDIDATE THIS ROUND TOTAL STATUS
----------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------------
Anthony Fest 0.00000 44.00000 ELECTED -- 1st round
Renee Yang Geesler +14.32456 52.98421 ELECTED -- 5th round
Laura Prives +0.07368 27.07368 CONTINUING
Antonio Ortiz +0.16667 23.57368 CONTINUING
David Gans 0.00000 23.22105 CONTINUING
Emiliano Echeverria -16.71228 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 4th round
Lewis O'Sawyer Jr. 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 3rd round
Write-In 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 2nd round

EXHAUSTED PILE: +2.14737 3.14737
TOTALS: +0.00000 174.00000



-- Renee Yang Geesler has been ELECTED because s/he has met the threshold.


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ROUND 6 -- Renee Yang Geesler has been ELECTED -- transferring surplus votes.

CANDIDATE THIS ROUND TOTAL STATUS
----------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------------
Anthony Fest 0.00000 44.00000 ELECTED -- 1st round
Renee Yang Geesler -8.98421 44.00000 ELECTED -- 5th round
Laura Prives +1.19944 28.27313 CONTINUING
Antonio Ortiz +2.31410 25.88779 CONTINUING
David Gans +0.01249 23.23355 DEFEATED -- 6th round
Emiliano Echeverria 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 4th round
Lewis O'Sawyer Jr. 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 3rd round
Write-In 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 2nd round

EXHAUSTED PILE: +5.45817 8.60554
TOTALS: 0.00000 174.00000



-- David Gans is declared DEFEATED because s/he has the lowest number of votes.


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ROUND 7 -- David Gans has been DEFEATED -- transferring all votes.

CANDIDATE THIS ROUND TOTAL STATUS
----------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------------
Anthony Fest 0.00000 44.00000 ELECTED -- 1st round
Renee Yang Geesler 0.00000 44.00000 ELECTED -- 5th round
Laura Prives +15.00000 43.27313 CONTINUING
Antonio Ortiz +5.14737 31.03515 DEFEATED -- 7th round
David Gans -23.23355 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 6th round
Emiliano Echeverria 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 4th round
Lewis O'Sawyer Jr. 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 3rd round
Write-In 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 2nd round

EXHAUSTED PILE: +3.08618 11.69172
TOTALS: 0.00000 174.00000



-- Antonio Ortiz is declared DEFEATED because s/he has the lowest number of
votes.


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ROUND 8 -- Antonio Ortiz has been DEFEATED -- transferring all votes.

CANDIDATE THIS ROUND TOTAL STATUS
----------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------------
Anthony Fest 0.00000 44.00000 ELECTED -- 1st round
Renee Yang Geesler 0.00000 44.00000 ELECTED -- 5th round
Laura Prives +27.00768 70.28081 ELECTED -- 8th round
Antonio Ortiz -31.03515 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 7th round
David Gans 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 6th round
Emiliano Echeverria 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 4th round
Lewis O'Sawyer Jr. 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 3rd round
Write-In 0.00000 0.00000 DEFEATED -- 2nd round

EXHAUSTED PILE: +4.02747 15.71919
TOTALS: 0.00000 174.00000



-- Laura Prives has been ELECTED because s/he has met the threshold.


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ELECTION COUNT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED