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Note earlier in the text that I was looking specifically for STV systems.

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# Why This Fork of GNOME Foundation's Voting System?
When I was setting up Conservancy's ability to run elections for its member
projects, I surveyed various different systems. There are precious few Free
Software voting systems. [Selectricity](http://selectricity.org/) is a good
option, but upon discussions with the primary author, Benjamin "Mako" Hill,
he confirmed that it does not currently implement any of the algorithms
designed for multiple winner elections. So, if you want a preferential
voting system with just one winner, Selectricity is probably the best choice.
projects, I surveyed various different systems. I was mostly looking for
something that implemented STV algorithms.
As it turns out, there are precious few Free Software voting systems.
[Selectricity](http://selectricity.org/) is a good option, but upon
discussions with the primary author, Benjamin "Mako" Hill, he confirmed that
it does not currently implement any of the algorithms designed for multiple
winner elections. So, if you want a preferential voting system with just one
winner, Selectricity is probably the best choice.
Now, if you're looking specifically for
[range voting](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_voting), then