Premades and Precepts

Back in my TS2 days I experimented with elections, using a program called OpenSTV to collect ballots and tally the votes. OpenSTV is based on the STV or preferential voting system, but can count votes in many other ways too. (You have to click “Show All Methods” in the Methods menu to access some of the others. Also, get Java.)

Here’s how my system worked: each household would have one candidate, typically the one with the most political interest. All single-Sim households get one candidate between them. I would look at each Adult/Elder Sims’ relationship and record their vote – ranking each candidate on relationship score with a few guidelines:

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