1. The simplest fair representation voting method is a variant of "limited voting" (so-called because voters have fewer votes than the number of seats to be elected) called the single vote method.
2. Each voter has one potent vote, and the candidates who receive the most votes are elected.
3. When electing at-large, counties in Connecticut and Pennsylvania are required by state law to use limited voting with limited nominations (meaning that political parties must nominate fewer candidates than the number of seats to be filled).
4. Local jurisdictions in Alabama and North Carolina have adopted the single vote or other variants on limited voting in response to lawsuits brought under the Voting Rights Act.