Proponents of PR believe that their system is a more reliable way to maximize effective votes and produce fair representation for all political groups. Worldwide it is rarely used, with only Spain employing it to elect its Senate. How It Works. The limited vote works almost exactly the same way as at-large voting. Candidates run in a multi-member district.
People have multiple votes and vote for individual candidates.
The winners are the candidates with the most votes. The crucial difference is that voters have fewer votes than the number of seats to be elected. The number of votes can vary, the only rule being that they must be fewer than the seats. For example, in a seven-seat district, voters might have five votes, or three, or even one, though the most usual arrangement is for voters to have one or two fewer votes than seats. The limited vote ballot is virtually identical to those used in at-large voting, as illustrated in the example below.