E Pluribus Hugo
E Pluribus Hugo (EPH) ("out of many, a Hugo") is a methodology for tallying Hugo nominations which was ratified by WSFS members in 2017 in response to concerted Hugo slating efforts by the Sad and Rabid Puppies.
This method was an attempt to lessen the weight of nominations on ballots which are identical (or nearly so). EPH was ratified in tandem with 5/6 (changed from the originally-proposed 4/6 which was passed in 2016), which specifies that voters are only allowed to nominate up to 5 entries in each category, but the top 6 entries will be the Finalists which appear on the ballot. This additional measure also lessens the likelihood of a slate being able to take all positions on the final ballot.
In addition, the deadline for becoming a member of the upcoming Worldcon (if not a member of the previous Worldcon) was moved up from January 31 of the current year to December 31 of the preceding year, to prevent the ability of people to buy memberships en masse once the Hugo nomination period begins as the result of campaigning by slates.
It's unclear if this actually helped significantly, as the Puppies had faded away before it went into effect, but it did do an excellent job of making the whole process significantly more opaque.
__WSFS Constitution after Implementation of EPH and 5/6:__
Section 3.7: Nominations. 3.7.1: The Worldcon Committee shall conduct a poll to select the finalists for the Award voting. Each member of the administering Worldcon or the immediately preceding Worldcon as of the end of the previous calendar year shall be allowed to make up to five (5) equally weighted nominations in every category.
Section 3.8: Tallying of Nominations. 3.8.1: Except as provided below, the final Award ballots shall list in each category the six eligible nominees receiving the most nominations as determined by the process described in Section 3.9.
Provided that unless this amendment is re-ratified by the 2022 Business Meeting, the changes to Section 3.8.1 shall be repealed, and
Provided that the question of re-ratification shall be automatically be placed on the agenda of the 2022 Business Meeting with any constitutional amendments awaiting ratification; and
Provided further that any business meeting prior to 2022 may move to suspend the changes introduced by 5 and 6 for the following year's Hugo Award nominations (only).
Section 3.9: Finalist Selection Process 3.9.1: For each category, the finalist selection process shall be conducted as elimination rounds consisting of three phases:
(1) Calculation Phase: First, the total number of nominations (the number of ballots on which each nominee appears) from all eligible ballots shall be tallied for each remaining nominee. Next, a single "point" shall be assigned to each nomination ballot. That point shall be divided equally among all remaining nominees on that ballot. Finally, all points from all nomination ballots shall be totaled for each nominee in that category. These two numbers, point total and number of nominations, shall be used in the Selection and Elimination Phases.
(2) Selection Phase: The two nominees with the lowest point totals shall be selected for comparison in the Elimination Phase. (See 3.9.3 for ties.)
(3) Elimination Phase: Nominees chosen in the Selection Phase shall be compared, and the nominee with the fewest number of nominations shall be eliminated and removed from all ballots for the Calculation Phase of all subsequent rounds. (See 3.9.3 for ties.)
3.9.2: The phases described in 3.9.1 are repeated in order for each category until the number of finalists specified in 3.8.1 remain. If elimination would reduce the number of finalists to fewer than the number specified in section 3.8.1, then instead no nominees will be eliminated during that round, and all remaining nominees shall appear on the final ballot, extending it if necessary.
3.9.3: Ties shall be handled as described below:
(1) During the Selection Phase, if two or more nominees are tied for the lowest point total, all such nominees shall be selected for the Elimination Phase.
(2) During the Selection Phase, if one nominee has the lowest point total and two or more nominees are tied for the second-lowest point total, then all such nominees shall be selected for the Elimination Phase.
(3) During the Elimination Phase, if two or more nominees are tied for the fewest number of nominations, the nominee with the lowest point total at that round shall be eliminated.
(4) During the Elimination Phase, if two or more nominees are tied for both fewest number of nominations and lowest point total, then all such nominees tied at that round shall be eliminated.
3.9.4: After the initial Award ballot is generated, if any finalist(s) are removed for any reason, they will be replaced by other works in reverse order of elimination.
Provided that unless this amendment is re-ratified by the 2022 Business Meeting, Section 3.9 shall be repealed, and
Provided that the question of re-ratification shall be automatically be placed on the agenda of the 2022 Business Meeting with any constitutional amendments awaiting ratification; and
Provided further that any Business Meeting prior to 2022 may move to suspend the changes introduced by E Pluribus Hugo for the following year's Hugo Award nominations (only).
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