Single Transferable Vote. A voting system based on multi-member electorates, used for district Health Boards and some local government elections. Used for national elections in The Republic of Ireland and Malta. Electors indicate the order of their preference for the candidates by marking on the ballot paper 1, 2, 3 etc. The number of votes cast in an electorate and the number of members to be elected determine the quota of votes a candidate must win to be elected. Once the quota is set, the 1st preference votes are counted; candidates receiving more votes than the quota are declared elected and their surplus votes in excess of the quota are redistributed to other candidates according to voters' 2nd preferences. If the required number of members has not been elected, the lowest polling candidate is eliminated and his or her votes are redistributed to other candidates according to voters' 2nd preferences. The redistribution of surplus votes and of votes from eliminated candidates continues until the required number of candidates is elected. See also: STV material from the local body elections

Single Transferable Vote. form of proportional representation where voters rank candidates (either the number that are to be elected or as many of these that the voter prefers) in order of preference in multi-member constituencies. Winning candidates are determined through a vote count process that includes a minimum threshold of votes required for election.

STV is the brand used by both ITV licensees in Northern and Central Scotland, formerly known as Grampian TV and Scottish TV respectively. The brand was adopted on Tuesday, 30 May 2006 replacing both franchises' identities, simliar to that of ITV1. Its positioning, identity and brand guidelines were developed by Elmwood Design's Edinburgh office http://www.elmwood.co.uk/news.asp?id=193.

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Small target visibility. A proposed criterion for roadway lighting. The concept assumes that increased target visibility results in both increased nighttime safety and improved nighttime driver performance, a surrogate for reduced crash risk.

Subscription Television

Subscription TV; broadcast TV, transmitted in scrambled form, for which a decoder is needed.

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