Highland Council's Independent Group has said voters were confused by the Single Transferable Vote (STV).
The Irish parliament, or Dail, is elected by proportional representation, using the single transferable vote system.
Unlike single transferable vote, it does not use a quota or formula to allocate seats or posts.
Councillors in Scotland are usually elected to multi-member wards under proportional representation using the "single transferable vote" method.
His party is committed to a form of proportional representation in use in Ireland called the single transferable vote.
Labour offered to enact AV and conduct a referendum on a much more proportional system, the single transferable vote (STV).
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Provocatively, the commission argued that the single transferable vote in multi-member seats, which is the Lib Dems' favoured system, should be used.
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The 2012 local elections will be the second since the Single Transferable Vote (STV) was first introduced for the 2007 local government elections.
But the Liberal Democrats' Iain Smith said the Conservatives' argument was "bogus", as he made the case for using the single transferable vote in Holyrood elections.
The Liberal Democrats have long campaigned for a more proportional voting system, with the single transferable vote their favoured option, but the Conservatives agreed to a referendum on AV as part of the coalition deal.
Liberal Democrat AM Peter Black urged the government to consider the introduction of the Single Transferable Vote as an effective tool of reform, while Conservative AM Suzy Davies called on the government to consider social enterprises to provide services.
Northern Ireland will elect three members under a separate system of proportional representation, the single-transferable vote.
They are also demanding changes to the electoral law approved by parliament in July 2012, which increased the number of seats to 150 and gave the electorate two votes - one for a district representative and one for national-level lists that include political parties - replacing the single non-transferable vote.
Many have been angered by amendments to an electoral law approved by the House of Representatives in July, which increased the number of seats from 120 to 150 and gave the electorate two votes - one for a district representative and one for national-level lists that include political parties - replacing the single non-transferable vote.
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