Word: quota
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ballots are then sorted according to the number one votes. To win election, a candidate must have a certain quota of votes. That quota is derived by dividing the number of ballots by the number of seats to be filled plus one, then adding one to the quotient. Thus if 30,000 votes are cast on Tuesday, the quota for election to the nine-member city council will be 3001. The quota was established to help minority candidates but still make the election more than a matter of chance...
Once a candidate has surpassed the quota, his excess votes will be re-distributed among the candidates who were marked number two on his ballots. If those candidates also go over the quota, the ballots will be withdrawn again and credited to the contenders in the third position. This process continues until nine council candidates and six school committee aspirants have reached the quota figure...
Columbia wasn't picked to do much this year. So when the Lions nipped Princeton last week, many felt that they had already exceeded their quota of success for the season. The Lions have a good defense but have struggled when they have been forced to move the ball on their...
...farce, by Michael Bronski, concerning lots of homosexuality and pointless violence, and containing a reasonable quota of funny lines. 7:30 p.m. at the Loeb...
Garcia said he supports the quota system of hiring in Cambridge schools but only if the system is supplemented with on-the-job training programs. He agrees with Romagna that Cambridge residents should have priority for Cambridge jobs, but not at the complete exclusion of other applicants...